Tuesday, June 22, 2021

So It's Come to This

Yep:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that the federal and provincial governments are working to create a "national certification of vaccination status" for those who "travel internationally," all but confirming that some sort of vaccine passport will exist.

 

It IS a vaccine passport.

 

Do you have your Intourist visas, Canada?:

When the foreign passport was issued, the recipient’s internal passport and Communist Party card were withdrawn until their return.

If the person had relatives abroad who had issued a private invitation for a personal visit, he or she was obliged to pay a huge departure fee amounting to 200 rubles—the average monthly salary in the Soviet Union. Having foreign relatives was a major hindrance to getting an exit visa.

At the final stage, the traveler-to-be applied to the Intourist Soviet travel agency, responsible for organizing trips, entry visas, transportation, etc.    ...

First in line for travel abroad were those people whose job was directly connected with foreign countries: diplomats, members of Soviet trade representations, international pilots, sailors, etc.

Athletes, scientists and artists also had little trouble getting exit visas. The Soviet Union was very keen to create a positive image abroad.

 

(Sidebar: athletes, you say ...)

 


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The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country if they would not cooperate with efforts to end a public health emergency.

 

And go where, you lunatic? 

I'll bet the public at this point is thinking that not even the Marcos were that bad.

 

But some people want to be sheep:

A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19.

Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies say restrictions should stay in place as people continue to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

 

No one asked me but whatever.


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