A legal advocacy group is launching a legal challenge against British Columbia’s vaccine passport system for failing to allow exemptions for individuals who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. The province’s vaccine card system is unconstitutional because it doesn’t allow exemptions for those who suffered adverse effects from the vaccine or have complex medical conditions,…
Vaccine Passport Concerns Muted at Big Tech-Affiliated Privacy Conference
At one of the world’s biggest privacy conferences last week, a seminar on vaccine passports opened with the question of how mandates should be implemented—skipping over the question of whether the inherently privacy-invasive requirement should become policy at all. “This panel will explore one of the most important topics being debated today: How do we…
Dutch Marchers Protest New COVID-19 Pass to Enter Bars, Restaurants
THE HAGUE—Protesters gathered to march against the introduction of a “corona pass” in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of COVID-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, theaters, and other venues. The new requirement to show the pass, or a recent negative coronavirus test, coincided with the lifting of almost all social distancing…
Australian State to Begin Digital Vaccine Passport Trial
The New South Wales (NSW) government will begin a two-week pilot of its vaccine passport feature in the existing Service NSW check-in app from Oct. 6. Around 100 to 500 people in regional NSW will be chosen to trial the feature that will allow people to both check-in and show vaccination status simultaneously. With NSW…
Legal Organization Calls on Ontario to Revoke ‘Unconstitutional’ Vaccine Passport Mandate
A legal organization is calling on the Ontario government to revoke its vaccine passport mandate, citing “deep concerns” about the constitutionality of the measure. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms issued a letter (pdf) Sept. 22, demanding the government rescind the mandate, which requires Ontarians aged 12 and above to show proof of having taken two…
Alberta Evaluating Natural Immunity for Vaccine Passport Program
The Alberta government is looking into whether people with natural immunity against COVID-19 can qualify for its new vaccine passport, though it’s unlikely to be implemented soon. “We’re looking at that,” said Premier Jason Kenney during a live public question and answer session on Facebook on Sept. 17. He was answering a question about whether…
Thousands Protest Against COVID-19 Restrictions and Mandates Across Canada
VANCOUVER—Thousands of people across Canada took to the streets to protest against COVID-19 restrictions and mandates on Sept. 18, asking governments to uphold individual freedoms. In Vancouver, thousands gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery to protest British Columbia’s latest restrictions, including the province’s recent vaccine passport mandate. The rally was one of several across Canada, and among…
Thousands Across Canada Protest Against COVID-19 Restrictions, Mandates
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Thousands of people across Canada took to the streets on Sept. 18 to protest against COVID-19 restrictions and mandates, asking governments to uphold individual freedoms. In Vancouver, thousands gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery to protest British Columbia’s latest restrictions, including the province’s recent vaccine passport mandate. The rally was one of several across Canada,…
Thousands Gather at ‘Freedom Rally’ in New York City to Oppose Vaccine Passport
September 18, 2021
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MANHATTAN, New York—Thousands gathered near Central Park in Manhattan on Saturday to express their discontent with the vaccine mandates and passport requirements implemented on the city by Mayor Bill de Blasio this month. New York City started enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate Monday, with de Blasio warning that “there’ll be consequences” for those who do not…
Election Campaign Day 35: Trust Me, Says Trudeau; Tories not ‘Wedging People’ on Vaccination, Says O’Toole
With only two days left before Canadians head to the polls, party leaders focused on issues ranging from trust and security to personal freedoms and health care. Liberals During a campaign stop in Aurora, Ont., on Sept. 18, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was asked why Canadians should trust him given he had previously promised not…
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