This is some very interesting messaging regarding masks and vaccine cards. It's beginning to sound like they will never fully go away, which would have been considered a conspiracy theory not long ago. This is typical for slow conditioning to accept increasingly authoritarian measures until they eventually become normalized.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/businesses-can-ab ... -1.5801680
Let's try to keep track of the shifting narrative..."The B.C. government will support businesses that keep requiring customers to mask up and provide proof of vaccination even after those COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, health officials said Tuesday."
"There are not tools that we abandoned. They are things that helped us, that worked."
" Should the risks begin to increase again after B.C.'s restrictions are lifted, the government will consider re-implementing orders as needed, Henry said.
"There's still many things we don't know about this virus and how it's going to change, so we need to keep those in our back pocket for those times that we might need to use them again," Henry said."
2020 - There are no plans to implement a vaccine passport.
Early 2021 - We will only implement a vaccine passport if the science supports it.
Mid 2021 - BC announces plans for a vaccine passport.
Sep 2021 - The "BC vaccine card" program is introduced and will be in effect until January 1st, 2022.
Jan 2022 - We've extended the vaccine card requirement until June 30th and will review our decision at a later date.
Feb 2022 - The science is important, but so are people's comfort levels.
Mar 2022 - Even when we lift the vaccine card requirement, individual businesses can still require it. We'll be keeping vaccine cards in our back pocket in case we need them again.