Preventing the unvaccinated from taking long-distance public transportation was used as a means to increase vaccination rates, Transport Canada internal documents reveal.
A briefing presented to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Oct. 2, 2021, regarding the implementation of the mandate said the strict requirement for vaccination without the alternative to present a negative COVID-19 test would create a “very strong impetus to drive vaccination.”
A few weeks later, Alghabra signed a memorandum prepared by Transport Canada’s Safety and Security Group authorizing a new interim order that put into force the mandate.
The memo signed on Oct. 29 says a mandate was needed to protect the safety of the transportation system and the “passengers needed to realize recovery.”…