I am so glad I was not living in Toronto at the time. Toronto police have always been thuggish, by the way! But how ridiculous and upsetting would it be to get a ticket for having a coffee in the park - full of fresh air!
What is even worse, many paid those fines, but many more pushed back and the fines were forgiven.
A courageous young couple in Hamilton who ran a restaurant and refused to check passports incurred (if I remember correctly) $50,000 in fines!
The city called them in to discuss these fines and said they would reduce to $400 is they would plead guilty to not wearing masks. They refused and said we’ll go to trial. The city eventually dropped every charge!
"The government was not our friend during COVID. It was cruel. It was thuggish. It was predatory. It was a heartless machine that crushed people. "
Thanks Donna
If we had told our Parents what was to come after they were gone, they never would have believed us. It is sad how many times we said that we were glad our parents were gone and not here to witness this.
I, too, have thought likewise. We lost my beloved mother-in-law in the fall of 2019. Had those events unfolded a mere six months later, interfacing with the medical system would have been nightmarish. We miss her dreadfully, but are grateful for her sake and ours that her final weeks were free of COVID insanity.
I am so glad I was not living in Toronto at the time. Toronto police have always been thuggish, by the way! But how ridiculous and upsetting would it be to get a ticket for having a coffee in the park - full of fresh air!
What is even worse, many paid those fines, but many more pushed back and the fines were forgiven.
A courageous young couple in Hamilton who ran a restaurant and refused to check passports incurred (if I remember correctly) $50,000 in fines!
The city called them in to discuss these fines and said they would reduce to $400 is they would plead guilty to not wearing masks. They refused and said we’ll go to trial. The city eventually dropped every charge!
"The government was not our friend during COVID. It was cruel. It was thuggish. It was predatory. It was a heartless machine that crushed people. "
Thanks Donna
If we had told our Parents what was to come after they were gone, they never would have believed us. It is sad how many times we said that we were glad our parents were gone and not here to witness this.
I, too, have thought likewise. We lost my beloved mother-in-law in the fall of 2019. Had those events unfolded a mere six months later, interfacing with the medical system would have been nightmarish. We miss her dreadfully, but are grateful for her sake and ours that her final weeks were free of COVID insanity.