Quebec Adds a Montreal Cocktail Bar to Its Vaccine Passport Pilot Project | Eater Montreal

"I note that long-standing Montreal cocktail bar Taverne Midway volunteered to run a pilot of Quebec’s forthcoming vaccine passport system on August 20 (5 p.m.–11 p.m.), during which it will scan customers’ proof-of-vaccination QR codes using the province’s new smartphone app. The bar said its participation should not be interpreted as a stance on vaccination but as an effort to help the beleaguered restaurant community, and it assured customers who do not wish to participate in the trial that they would not be refused entry. Open since 1927, the Midway is an iconic, even emblematic, Montreal institution located at the corner of Sainte‑Catherine and Saint‑Laurent that has witnessed many chapters of the city’s history." - Valerie Silva