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B.C. premier confident businesses pledging to defy vaccine passport are a minority – News 1130
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Premier John Horgan says he is confident the majority of British Columbians support the recently-announced COVID-19 vaccine passport, despite some business owners saying they have no plan to ask customers to comply.
On Thursday, Horgan said the number of people who have already received shots shows that most people in the province are on board.
“This is a majority issue, almost 85 per cent of British Columbians have had a first dose 75 per cent a second dose. Those British Columbians want to know when they go to a hockey game, or the theatre, or out for a dinner, that the people that they’re associating with have taken the same steps to protect themselves and their family,” he said.
“These are issues that are supported overwhelmingly in the community and for those who don’t support them, that’s regrettable.”
Horgan adds the priority remains safety.
“This last push was to protect and give some comfort to those who had taken steps, so… when they sit down at the @Canucks game or they go out to the theatre, people are doing that confident their neighbours are taking the same steps.”
— Marcella Bernardo (@MBernardoNews) August 28, 2021
B.C.’s proof of vaccination system is set to be introduced on Sept. 13. It will limit which non-essential services, businesses, and events unvaccinated people will be able to go to. The exact details have yet to be announced, but concerns are already being raised that a digital option is not accessible to people without smartphones, and that there are no medical exemptions. Business leaders who support the move have raised concerns about enforcement, worrying about the burden it will put on staff.
Horgan said there are bound to be some issues and challenges with implementation, but the move came at the behest of businesses.
“In my engagements with people, most of them understand that this is uncharted territory — all of it. Every step is a new step for us in dealing with a global pandemic,” He said.
“We’re taking measured steps based on advice from business and if some businesses want to disregard that, then patrons will decide where they want to go. Consumers are supporting this and I think that’s why most businesses are excited about it.”
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Meantime, A Facebook group dedicated to opposing the vaccine passport, saying it is unconstitutional, has grown to more than 80,000 members.
“We believe in medical privacy, and your own personal choice. Our Charter Rights and Freedoms are inalienable, and paramount. Let’s all stand together, and stand for a free Canada and support the businesses that share our values,” the group description reads. Businesses that say they won’t comply with the requirement to get proof of vaccination from customers include diners, gyms, a welding company, a funeral parlour, hairdressers, and dogwalkers.
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Horgan also noted a spike in people showing up to get the shot since the proof of vaccination requirement was announced.
“If people are rushing to get vaccines to meet the needs of the vaccine card I think that’s good news,” he sais, adding he doesn’t think the province should have made the move sooner.
“I think the timing is about right, quite frankly. I don’t think we should have been more aggressive or less aggressive.”
B.C. records significant two-day increase in vaccine registrations and bookings since introduction of coming BC Vaccine Card, particularly among people under the age of 40: https://t.co/MYazrDXRT7
— Adrian Dix (@adriandix) August 25, 2021
Overall, Horgan touted B.C.’s vacine rollout as a success and characterized the vaccine requirement as the “last push”
The vast majority of British Columbians have been on board here, to work together collaboratively so we can collectively get out of this. We made vaccines available, people registered, people waited their turn,” he said.
“Other jurisdictions have had have and promised chances for new cars. I think British Columbians have been on this program from the beginning, that’s why we have such an extraordinary uptake on the vaccines.”
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The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike against U.S. automakers to two new plants, as 7,000 workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Mich., will walk off the job at midday on Friday.
Union president Shawn Fain told workers on a video appearance Friday that negotiations haven’t broken down but Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress.
“Despite our willingness to bargain, Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress,” Fain said. “That’s why at noon eastern we will expand our strike to these two companies.”
“Not a single wheel will turn without us,” Fain said, adding that the 7,000 soon-to-be picketers are the “next wave of reinforcements.”
Stellantis, the third major automaker targeted by the union, and the maker of brands like Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge, was spared further action, as Fain said the company’s management has made significant concessions on things like a cost-of-living allowance and a freeze on outsourcing.
The Ford plant in Chicago makes the Explorer and Police Interceptor, as well as the Lincoln Aviator SUV.
The GM plant in Michigan’s Delta Township near Lansing manufactures large crossover SUVs such as the Chevrolet Traverse.
The two new plants join 41 other factories and distribution centres already seeing job action.
So far, the impact on Canada’s auto industry has been muted, as none of the idled factories are major users of Canadian-made components.
U.S. President Joe Biden visited the United Auto Workers picket line in Detroit on Tuesday, saying the workers deserve a significant raise after sacrifices made during the 2008 financial crisis. Auto companies are doing ‘incredibly well,’ Biden said, ‘and you should be doing incredibly well, too.’
Edward Moya, a strategist with foreign exchange firm Oanda, says that despite the expanded job action, the strike seems to be nearing an “endgame” as the two sides are clearly making slow but steady progress.
“Yesterday, the UAW said they are targeting a 30 per cent pay raise, which is down from the 46 per cent they were asking for in early September,” he said. “Automakers have raised their offer to 20 per cent but were not offering much on retirement benefits. The longer this drags, the more both sides lose, so a deal should be reached in the next week or two.”
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