If taking away jobs and large gatherings isn’t enough to coerce some people into getting vaccinated against Covid-19, cutting them off from hard liquor and marijuana might do the trick. Canada’s Quebec province may soon find out.
Quebec Prime Minister Francois Legault’s administration is expected to announce a new requirement for proof of vaccination at liquor stores and cannabis outlets later this week, the Journal de Montreal reported on Tuesday. Minor details of the latest mandate, such as whether to require the passport at entrances or cash registers, are still being ironed out, the newspaper said, citing unidentified sources.
Proof of vaccination is already required in Quebec at such non-essential venues as restaurants, theaters, bars, and casinos. Under the new rule, unvaccinated residents will still be able to access convenience stores, which sell beer and wine, but they’ll be essentially barred from legally buying hard liquor.
The move allegedly comes amid public pressure to tighten restrictions on recalcitrant Quebeckers who have refused to get their Covid-19 shots. Legault has reportedly queried public health officials on what other types of businesses could be forced to require vaccine passports, and he told reporters, “I understand that there is a certain anger” toward unjabbed citizens.
Ironically, the new vaccine requirement at liquor and cannabis stores will only apply to shoppers. Employees won’t be forced to be vaccinated, the Journal de Montreal said.
Nearly 85% of all Quebec residents have received at least one vaccination dose, one of the highest rates in the world, but that hasn’t stopped the rampant spread of Covid-19. The province has seen an average of about 15,000 new infections daily over the past week. New cases were averaging less than 700 daily before the Omicron variant of Covid-19 emerged in late November.
#COVID19 – En date du 3 janvier, voici la situation au Québec. pic.twitter.com/B18DICxuDu
— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) January 4, 2022
https://www.rt.com/news/545167-quebec-unvaxxed-liquor-cannabis-ban/
The more we can close your mind, the more our success will be assured. You must not come near any substance that may deliver you to pure (uncontaminated) thought. And above all, you must not indulge in any substance that may facilitate an archaic phenomenon which, in older times, was called “fun.” These are just two more steps/requirements to solidify our dominance. Please be pleasant and courteous.
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WOW! Just reading the headline took me back to the conversation with Henry and me yesterday, about things starting to change that’ll spark the inevitable and taking away people’s fun. This excites me and gives me hope!
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For sure.
A few of us once sat down for a few weeks and did the planning of how to hold our town. Fact of the matter is nobody does sh!t till the social security , welfare/ food stamps, government retirements and electricity stop.
Then……
Good luck
Like no one knows how to make booze or grow weed at home in Canook land ? lol riiiight
hey government Fck You, we dont need you
Bam!!
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