Ontario To Drop Proof-Of-Vaccination Requirement Amid Protests

The premier of the Canadian province said people won't have to show proof of vaccination to get into restaurants, gyms and other places.

The premier of Ontario, Canada, announced Monday that the most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination requirements in two weeks — not because of the protests that have blocked the border and paralyzed Ottawa, he said, but because “it is safe to do so.”

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that on March 1, the province will drop its requirement that people show proof of vaccination to get into restaurants, gyms and sporting events. A surge of cases caused by the Omicron variant has crested in Canada.