{"id":710280,"date":"2026-11-03T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldtadise.com\/?p=710280"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:43:00","slug":"canada-ontario-pushes-for-optional-digital-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldtadise.com\/?p=710280","title":{"rendered":"CANADA &#8211; Ontario pushes for \u2018optional\u2019 digital ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Premier Doug Ford announced that plans are moving forward to offer a photo ID card before introducing a digital driver&#8217;s license.<\/h4>\n<p data-syno-attrs=\"{&quot;textMarks&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_size&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:11},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_family&quot;,&quot;complexScript&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;eastAsia&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;color&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;background_color&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;transparent&quot;}]}\">The province of Ontario is moving one step closer to a digital identification system after announcing it plans to gradually phase in what it says are \u201coptional\u201d health cards and driver\u2019s licenses for those who want them.<\/p>\n<p data-syno-attrs=\"{&quot;textMarks&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_size&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:11},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_family&quot;,&quot;complexScript&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;eastAsia&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;hint&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;color&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;}]}\">The provincial government under Premier Doug Ford announced the plan a couple of days ago and says it will start with the Ontario Photo Card, an ID for people who do not have a driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p data-syno-attrs=\"{&quot;textMarks&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_size&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:11},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_family&quot;,&quot;complexScript&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;eastAsia&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;hint&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;color&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;}]}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/ontario-pushes-for-optional-digital-id\/?utm_source=digest-2026-11-03&amp;utm_medium=email\">https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/ontario-pushes-for-optional-digital-id\/?<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-syno-attrs=\"{&quot;textMarks&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_size&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:11},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_family&quot;,&quot;complexScript&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;eastAsia&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;hint&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;color&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;}]}\">\n<p data-syno-attrs=\"{&quot;textMarks&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_size&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:11},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;font_family&quot;,&quot;complexScript&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;eastAsia&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;hint&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;color&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;}]}\"><em><strong>Drip, drip, drip&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier Doug Ford announced that plans are moving forward to offer a photo ID card before introducing a digital driver&#8217;s license. 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