'Kiss it goodbye': Ontario restaurant association excited for end of vaccine passport
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When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the vaccine passport system will end March 1, 2022, it was music to the ears of some Ontario restaurant owners.
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the vaccine passport system will end March 1, 2022, it was music to the ears of some Ontario restaurant owners.
"The industry cannot wait to open up full capacity and start seeing restrictions go away for good," says Tony Elenis, CEO of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA).
In two weeks, capacity limits will also be lifted at all indoor establishments.
However, officials said this will only happen "if public health and health system indicators continue to improve."
The province also stated businesses have the option of keeping the QR Code vaccine passport requirement.
"I believe the vast majority (of restaurants) will close down the vaccination proof process," says Elenis.
"I believe they are going to kiss it goodbye because in many cases there have been confrontations at the door. It served its purpose and the industry embraced it as a tool to prevent future lockdowns but it's time for vaccination proof to go away.”
