“we are trying to facilitate people’s choices if they are going into venues that don’t permit unvaccinated individuals,” kenney said.
shandro’s office did not respond to a request for comment by deadline.
on tuesday, the ndp reiterated its call for the province to introduce vaccine passports for albertans to enter non-essential businesses and attend mass gatherings.
health critic david shepherd said a mandate is better than an optional qr code in part because it will help increase vaccination levels as the province is struggling with the highest covid-19 rate in the country.
“we have seen in multiple jurisdictions across canada, when governments have just simply announced the fact that they intend to implement a vaccine certification plan, we have seen a significant uptick in first doses,” he said.
ontario, quebec, british columbia and manitoba have rolled out or announced vaccine passports.
rob browatzke, co-owner of evolution wonderlounge in edmonton, said the government’s 10 p.m. curfew on liquor sales has meant a 60 per cent drop in revenue for businesses like his at a time when they have already been closed for most of almost 16 months.
“with that math, at a time when federal subsidies are ending and further provincial support is not coming, it will ensure that by halloween we will be closed. not for a temporary shutdown, for good,” he said at the ndp event.
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