People walk past retail storefronts during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2021. Ontario now requires proof of vaccination to enter many business across the province. (The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette)
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September 24, 2021
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 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to access a wide range of public facilities such as restaurants, bars, gyms, music venues, theatres and meeting spaces. The system came into effect on Sept. 22.
“Vaccine passports are lauded as an effective tool to prevent spread of COVID-19 and keep Ontarians safe, disregarding the dearth of evidence suggesting current vaccines do not prevent individuals from catching or transmitting the virus. Further, no provision is made in the new law for the existence of natural immunity among those with prior exposure to COVID-19,” the letter read.
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