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Saskatchewan NDP calls for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for large events By Moises Canales
Jun 30, 2021 | 5:05 PM
Meara Conway and Aleana Young want to see residents enjoy large events safely this summer such as Saskatchewan Roughriders games at Mosaic Stadium.
On Wednesday, the Regina NDP MLAs called on the Saskatchewan government to establish a system where proof of vaccination is required for people attending these types of events.
Conway, the MLA for Elphinstone-Centre, said there’s always a balance to be struck between public health and personal privacy when dealing with this matter.
“We believe that requiring those folks, who can be vaccinated, to be vaccinated at these huge stadium events strikes the right balance,” suggested Conway. “They have figured it out in Manitoba with similar privacy legislation. We can figure it out here.”
Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Showing proof of vaccination to attend a Saskatchewan Roughriders game this season would be a small step that would protect the health-care system and those unable to get inoculated against COVID-19, says the NDP.
Speaking to reporters outside Mosaic Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, Regina Elphinstone-Centre MLA Meara Conway warned that with tens of thousands of fans expected to pack the stadium this summer, the games pose a risk of becoming superspreader events.
“These superspreader events risk putting additional strain when, again, everyone is hoping particularly our hard-working frontline health-care workers that the worst of this is behind us,” Conway said.
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There’s no clear-cut answer about whether people can be required to prove they’ve been vaccinated in order to enter a venue in Saskatchewan, he said in a Wednesday interview.
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Premier Scott Moe cited privacy concerns when he rejected the idea of passing provincial legislation to require proof of vaccination to attend large events like Saskatchewan Roughriders games.
Kruzeniski said if a business or venue is not covered by provincial or federal legislation outlining privacy rules, people could be asked for vaccination proof.
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