Tag: vaccine passports

Vaccine Passport Protests in Europe Draw Thousands of People

HELSINKI—Thousands of people gathered in European capitals Saturday to protest vaccine passports and other requirements governments have imposed in hopes of ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrations took place in Helsinki, London, Paris, and Stockholm. In Sweden, where vaccine certificates are required to attend indoor events with more than 50 people, some 3,000 demonstrators marched through…


England Ends All COVID Passports, Mask Mandates, Work Restrictions

Restrictions including COVID passes, mask mandates, and work-from-home requirements will be removed in England, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday. Johnson also suggested that self-isolation rules may also be thrown out at the end of March as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic becomes endemic. Effective immediately, the UK government is no longer…


UK Government Urged to End COVID Passes, Vaccine Mandates

The UK government has been urged to scrap its measures against COVID-19 including vaccine mandates for frontline health care workers and COVID Passes for nightclubs and large events. Campaigners delivered two petitions with a total of around 360,000 signatures to Number 10 on Monday afternoon—a “Together” Declaration opposing vaccine passports and any similar form of medical certification,…


Calgary Updates Vaccine Passport Bylaw

Calgary’s city council has voted unanimously to amend the city’s COVID-19 vaccine passport bylaw. The city passed their initial vaccine passport bylaw last fall, which made it mandatory for all eligible businesses to opt into Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program (REP), which requires businesses to ask patrons to provide proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test, or…


Quebec’s Latest Vaccine Passport Decree Another Act of Nonsensical Political Theatre

Commentary Ordinarily the Quebec government would win hands down the Purposeless Petulant Political Posturing Cup for its decree banning citizens without vaccine passports from provincial liquor stores and pot shops. These being days of rampant abnormal normality, however, there are simply too many worthy contenders in the field to declare a clear winner for specific…


West Australian Premier Attacks Residents Over Vaccine Passports

Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has attacked residents who have adamantly refused to show their proof of vaccination. McGowan referred to some West Australians as “dropkicks”—Australian slang for a stupid or worthless person—for refusing to show proof of vaccination and being rude to staff shortly after the state enacted vaccine requirements in pubs, taverns,…


Ontario’s Small Businesses Face ‘Financial Ruin’ From New COVID-19 Restrictions: CFIB President

Thousands of small businesses in Ontario may shut down for good as they won’t be able to survive further loss of revenue when the provincial government introduces another round of lockdowns starting Jan. 5, says the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “This is absolutely devastating,” Dan Kelly said in an interview with…


Ontario’s Small Businesses Face ‘Financial Ruin’ From New COVID Restrictions: CFIB President

Thousands of small businesses in Ontario may shut down for good as they won’t be able to survive further loss of revenue when the provincial government introduces another round of lockdowns starting Jan. 5, says the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “This is absolutely devastating,” Dan Kelly said in an interview with…


Western Australia To See Vaccine Passports In Less Jabbed Regions As Borders Set To Open

Western Australia (WA) has announced it will be easing border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers, reintroducing state-wide mask mandates, and implementing stricter vaccine passports for regions with lower vaccination rates. The Safe Transition Plan announced last month has been cemented for Feb. 5, 2022—the date the state is projected to reach 90 percent fully vaccinated….


Cinema Forced to Close by Welsh Government for Defying Vaccine Passport Rules

An independent cinema in Wales has been ordered to close by the government after it refused to ask customers to see their COVID-19 vaccine passports. Last month, the Labour-controlled Welsh government introduced so-called “COVID passes” as proof of full vaccinations or up to 48-hours-old negative lateral flow tests results. From Nov. 15, the requirement for…