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Moonshine Cafe

Moonshine Cafe is a Canadian restaurant in Oakville, Ontario.

COVID-19

On July 15, 2021, the Moonshine Cafe announced across their social media platforms a "no jab, no tab" policy, requiring that customers wishing to sit indoors show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.[1] The policy sparked significant public backlash, leading the restaurant to remove the social media posts before the end of the day.[2] On July 16, the restaurant announced it had retracted the policy, apologizing to those offended "on the issues of privacy, human rights and discrimination."[3][4][5]

  1. Rosella, L. (2021, July 17). “RETRACTION”: Popular Oakville restaurant cancels policy requiring customers to prove they are COVID-19 vaccinated. Inside Halton; Oakville Beaver. https://web.archive.org/web/20230702230402mp_/https://www.insidehalton.com/news/retraction-popular-oakville-restaurant-cancels-policy-requiring-customers-to-prove-they-are-covid-19-vaccinated/article_24df050f-921c-517e-b7d8-874f25d29b41.html ↩︎

  2. Rowan Thee Stallion 🏇 [@canmericanized]. (2021, July 15). “Do NOT tell me people don’t make a difference unless you’ve tried. Appears Moonshine Cafe took down their discriminatory ‘vaccinated only’ Facebook post from yesterday. Did they backtrack? Only getting voicemail at 905-844-2655. Pressure works.” [Tweet]. Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715221755/https://twitter.com/canmericanized/status/1415797642928566273 ↩︎

  3. The Moonshine Cafe. (2021, July 16). “RETRACTION OF POLICY: I would like to state that my intention was not to create controversy and I thank those who engaged and those who took the time to speak with me. On the issues of privacy, human rights and discrimination I apologize to anyone who was offended. We are not open for indoor service as of today. Rest assured we will not be raising the subject of Vaccinations Status with patrons when we do open.” [Post]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/themoonshinecafe/photos/a.1523002551353348/3002235293430059/ ↩︎

  4. Rosella, L. (2021, July 15). “No jab, no tab”: Popular Oakville restaurant will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination if you want to be seated indoors. Inside Halton; Oakville Beaver. https://web.archive.org/web/20230702225745mp_/https://www.insidehalton.com/news/no-jab-no-tab-popular-oakville-restaurant-will-require-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-if/article_85c0cff9-6248-5304-9007-9003eedd0cda.html ↩︎

  5. Mazzucco, L. (2021, July 19). Oakville restaurant retracts policy requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination status from customers. Insauga | Local Online News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230702230724mp_/https://www.insauga.com/oakville-restaurant-retracts-policy-requiring-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-status-from-customers/ ↩︎