The first point, of course, is that it is exceptional that either the public or private sector would require proof of vaccination or of medical status before providing a service, but these are not normal times. The pandemic is an exceptional situation, so we have issued, along with our provincial colleagues, certain guidelines or parameters as to when governments or private sector organizations may require the presentation of this proof of vaccination.
The first principle is that there should be authority in law for this. I think there will be authority in law for border officials to require some proof of vaccination or at least health status before travellers can enter the country. That's the first point—legal authority.
Then there are issues about the protection of that information. It's one thing to upload it in a government app such as ArriveCAN, but we need to look at the security safeguards around that application. We have not yet done that. There also need to be rules for disclosure of that information. I think it's legitimate for the government to see that information for the precise purpose of allowing a person to enter its territory, but then there need to be rules around limiting further disclosures for other purposes, and that too, we need to look at in greater detail.
That would be my response in general, but I would refer you and the government and the private sector to the parameters we issued along with our provincial colleagues a few weeks ago.