Ontario walks back new pandemic police powers following widespread backlash
TORONTO — Ontario reversed course on sweeping new police powers Saturday, just one day after Premier Doug Ford announced the measures that triggered a swift and furious backlash. Officers will no longer have the right to stop any pedestrian or driver to ask why they’re out or request their home address, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones […]
Misleading the public: 13 months of Ontario using suicides, overdose deaths caused by lockdowns as COVID-19 death counts
“Individuals who have died with COVID-19, but not as a result of COVID-19 are included in the case counts for COVID-19 deaths in Toronto” -Toronto Public Health.
Churches across Canada defy shutdown orders to hold in-person Easter service as acts of protest, religious devotion
As it was the second Easter since the COVID-19 outbreak, some churches took a stand against gathering restrictions while others opted for virtual services
74% of Ontarians experiencing increased mental health, substance use challenges during pandemic
A campaign is calling on the government to do more to reduce wait times for mental health help
Suicides in Ontario counted as COVID-19 fatalities
Ontario’s Ministry of Health cites a need for “inclusivity” as reasoning
Vancouver airport staff violated travellers rights by detaining a couple for refusing to take invasive COVID-19 test
In an Instagram video posted by Chris Sky, Vancouver airport staff was seen violating travellers’ rights by detaining a couple who refused to take an invasive COVID-19 test. The couple called Chris Sky for help when the airport security threatened to take away their driver’s license if they did not take the test and go […]
Toronto, Peel enter grey zone
Toronto and Peel regions entered the grey-lockdown zone of the province’s colour-coded framework today, with the stay-at-home order expiring. Retail stores can now reopen with a 25% indoor capacity limit. Many businesses, however, will remain closed, including all personal care businesses and gyms. Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people are also permitted once again. […]
Canada approves the AstraZeneca vaccine
This is the third vaccine for COVID-19 to be approved in Canada, following Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna
Ontario MPP who denounces lockdowns introduces bill to slash parliamentarian salaries to CERB levels
York Centre MPP Roman Baber introduced a private member’s bill Wednesday to reduce MPP salaries to CERB amount of $500/week. Baber has previously called the lockdown “deadlier than COVID.”
YouTuber Viva Frei talks lockdown effects across Canada with JCCF president
Is the lockdown hurting or protecting Canadians?
