Getting into venues in Manitoba, from restaurants and bars to hockey rinks, may soon require proof of vaccination as the province gets ready to launch its own passport system for various non-essential activities.
While some business owners are happy to check people’s cards, others say they feel uneasy about asking clients for personal information.
The provincial government said Monday that a vaccine passport system is coming to Manitoba, where businesses will either have to check vaccination cards, or shut down.
More details are expected later this week.
After lockdowns nearly sunk his business, Silver Heights Restaurant owner Tony Siwicki says he’ll do whatever it takes to stay open.
“If you want to continue and survive, you have to do whatever is necessary. We’ve seen the close. We don’t want to do that again.”
Restaurants and bars have to ask for ID to serve people alcohol all of the time, so Siwicki says he doesn’t see a vaccine passport being much…
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