Global National: Sept. 1, 2021 | The rollout and resistance of COVID-19 vaccine passports

As Canada heads into the fall with rising COVID-19 cases, the debate is heating up over the degree to which the country should use vaccine passports with many provinces including Quebec and Ontario announcing the rollout of their passports. This is day one of implementing vaccine passports’ requirement in Quebec and our Mike Armstrong takes a look at the rollout and the resistance. In Ontario as well, residents will soon have to show proof they’ve been fully vaccinated as province rolled out the details for its COVID-19 passport, it’s the fifth province to mandate proof of vaccination. But as Jamie Maraucher reports, the patch-work of COVID-19 passports across the country comes with concerns. On the election front: The federal campaign has officially hit the halfway point with only 18 days until the federal election. Today the Liberals unveiled their full platform including how much their promises will cost. Our chief political correspondent David Akin is travelling with the Liberals and has more on the promises and the price tag. Plus, a look at Canada’s most successful day yet at the Tokyo Paralympics with two record-breaking Gold medals and a Silver.