health minister christian dubé hopes the measure encourages more quebecers to get vaccinated.  quebecers will have to present proof of vaccination to access the province’s liquor and cannabis stores as of tuesday, jan. 18.  this advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.  article content  at a press conference on thursday, health minister christian dubé said customers will have to flash their vaccine passport to enter société des alcools du québec and société québécoise du cannabis stores.  we apologize, but this video has failed to load.  tap here to see other videos from our team. try refreshing your browser, or quebec's liquor and cannabis stores will require vaccine passport as of jan. 18 back to video  “i’m just saying that if you don’t want to get vaccinated, stay home,” he said.  he defended the decision to wait almost two weeks to impose the new measure, saying the two government agencies need time to prepare.  dubé said he hopes the measure will encourage people to get their first shot.  it will also limit the number of people unvaccinated people come into contact with, he added.  “it will also protect them from themselves,” dubé said.  he said the saq and sqdc restrictions “is only a start,” adding that the vaccine passport will be imposed in more non-essential locations in the days to come.  all our coronavirus-related news can be found at montrealgazette.com/tag/coronavirus.  for information on vaccines in quebec, tap here.  sign up for our email newsletter dedicated to local covid-19 coverage at montrealgazette.com/coronavirusnews.  help support our local journalism by subscribing to the montreal gazette.
quebec's liquor and cannabis stores will require vaccine passport as of jan. 18