Doug Ford Said He Never Liked Vaccine Passports But Did it Anyway: Meeting Notes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to a question during a press conference announcing the enhanced COVID-19 vaccine certificate system, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Sept. 1, 2021. The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin

Before invoking the Emergencies Act, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a call with the premiers of provinces and territories on Feb. 14 where several of them said getting rid of COVID-19 restrictions was the path forward and the act would “inflame” the situation, according to handwritten notes of the meeting.

While Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Trudeau and others he was very supportive of the invocation, he said he was dropping the vaccine passport.