05-29-2020, 02:42 PM
Ford says he is considering regional reopening of Ontario as new testing strategy rolled out
This is a change from what Premier Ford was saying a week ago, saying that the entire province has to reopen together. It's a no-brainer, though, that in a province this size we would have different strategies in different areas. Sudbury has had no new cases for almost two weeks, and no active cases, so why is the list of businesses closed the same as in Toronto? Waterloo Region has a per capita case load less than a quarter of Peel's, so why are playgrounds here still closed, why are fines being issued for private gatherings larger than five?
As for the arguments against, the ones brought up by Ford and Williams are, respectively, that someone would drive from Toronto to Kingston for dinner, or to another jurisdiction for a haircut. But there might not be many regions ready for barber shops to open anyway- what about things like child care and some additional workplaces, that people are unlikely to seek out in different regions?
This is a change from what Premier Ford was saying a week ago, saying that the entire province has to reopen together. It's a no-brainer, though, that in a province this size we would have different strategies in different areas. Sudbury has had no new cases for almost two weeks, and no active cases, so why is the list of businesses closed the same as in Toronto? Waterloo Region has a per capita case load less than a quarter of Peel's, so why are playgrounds here still closed, why are fines being issued for private gatherings larger than five?
As for the arguments against, the ones brought up by Ford and Williams are, respectively, that someone would drive from Toronto to Kingston for dinner, or to another jurisdiction for a haircut. But there might not be many regions ready for barber shops to open anyway- what about things like child care and some additional workplaces, that people are unlikely to seek out in different regions?