As warnings of a fourth wave crop up across Canada, some provinces are opting for vaccine passports to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and spur vaccinations.
Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader, Iain Rankin, says that, if re-elected this month, he will implement a passport called the “ScotiaPass.”
Quebec Premier François Legault has already announced plans for such a passport, which will be in effect on Sept. 1. The passport app is currently being tested at a gym in Laval and a Quebec City bar.
Manitoba and P.E.I also have versions: Manitoba provides fully vaccinated individuals proof-of-vaccination cards and P.E.I has the P.E.I Pass for visitors to the island province.
Ontario has no vaccine passport plans yet. On July 15, Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejected that possibility, as did Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore.
A poll released by Nanos earlier this month showed that 59…
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