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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: Canadians want vaccine passports. Why is Ontario’s government saying no?
Description: Guest: Robert Benzie, Toronto Star Queen’s Park bureau chief A majority of Canadians say they are in favour of vaccine passports, the documentation proving people who enter a public space, like restaurants, gyms or arenas have a full set of vaccinations. They are the latest tool in the great balancing act of COVID safety measures with reopenings and the fourth wave as The Delta variant continues to spread. The pressure is now on the Ontario government to mandate a passport system of its own, just as jurisdictions such as Quebec, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and other internat...