“I don't know if it really changes anything, then I honestly don't care a bit.
In the cold of a street in Montreal, Quebec, Kilian doesn't seem too concerned about the banning of liquor and cannabis stores for the unvaccinated.
But the young film student puts it into perspective: “I understand that the government wants to encourage the world to be more vaccinated, so good if it works and then there are fewer people in hospitals”.
Hichem, he has a clear opinion: “I hope that in all areas they will require the passport.
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Like almost everywhere on the planet, Quebec is undergoing the Omicron wave.
In hospitals, the situation is tense.
Thousands of patients undergo the deprogramming of their surgery.
The country has already closed all these public places of life, bars, restaurants, performance halls or sports halls… The government is now announcing that it is tightening its measures against the unvaccinated.
The 10% of the adult population who still do not have their up-to-date vaccination course are refused entry to large shopping centers and alcohol and cannabis stores.
Prime Minister François Legault also announced a bill to impose financial taxation on the 600,000 Quebecers who are not vaccinated.