Some B.C. businesses are taking to social media to say they have no intention of asking customers to provide proof of immunization against COVID-19, but even those that support the recently announced “vaccine passport” have concerns about enforcement.
Starting Sept. 13, the province has announced that proof of vaccination will be required in order to access non-essential businesses. One dose will be required to enter places like indoor concerts, sporting events, movies restaurants and bars, and then by Oct. 24, only fully immunized people, with two doses, will be allowed in. B.C. has not yet outlined what penalties non-compliant businesses will face.
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Lawyer Kyla Lee says she anticipates the province will announce a financial penalty.
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“Because it’s not limiting your access to essential services because it’s not limiting your access to anything you need to survive day to day — it doesn’t majorly impact your rights it only hinders your access to participate in some privileged activities. There’s a significant public safety purpose achieved by having only fully vaccinated people going into services where we see the most transmission, so public safety outweighs your right to participate in these things in society.”
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