Dr. Eilieen De Villa unilaterally decides to supersede Ontario Government - Indoor Dining and Indoor Group Fitness Exercise Still Off-Limits

[farquhar]

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Indoor dining will not resume at Toronto bars and restaurants this weekend as planned and a number of other businesses, including meeting spaces, movie theatres and casinos, will be ordered to remain closed amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.

The additional restrictions were announced by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa during a briefing at city hall on Tuesday afternoon.

She said that as of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday the city will formally be moved into the “red” zone in the province’s tiered framework but will face a number of additional restrictions that she is issuing under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

Those restrictions include the prohibition of all indoor dining at bars and restaurants as well as all indoor group fitness and exercise classes for at least the next 28 days.

De Villa said that she will also use her powers to require the continued closure of meeting and event spaces, casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments.

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Back in October De Villa publicly called on the province to prohibit indoor dining at bars and restaurants but refused to issue the order herself as the province considered the request, citing a legal opinion which cast doubt on whether she had the power.

On Tuesday, she said that the legal advice she received back then has not changed but the urgency of the situation has.

 

[gcostanza]

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Indoor dining will not resume at Toronto bars and restaurants this weekend as planned and a number of other businesses, including meeting spaces, movie theatres and casinos, will be ordered to remain closed amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.

The additional restrictions were announced by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa during a briefing at city hall on Tuesday afternoon.

She said that as of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday the city will formally be moved into the “red” zone in the province’s tiered framework but will face a number of additional restrictions that she is issuing under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

Those restrictions include the prohibition of all indoor dining at bars and restaurants as well as all indoor group fitness and exercise classes for at least the next 28 days.

De Villa said that she will also use her powers to require the continued closure of meeting and event spaces, casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments.

...

Back in October De Villa publicly called on the province to prohibit indoor dining at bars and restaurants but refused to issue the order herself as the province considered the request, citing a legal opinion which cast doubt on whether she had the power.

On Tuesday, she said that the legal advice she received back then has not changed but the urgency of the situation has.

Good.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Good

Good, unless you're a bar, restaurant or gym owner

 

[doggystyle99]

Toronto, Canada and Global Breaking News – CP24

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Indoor dining will not resume at Toronto bars and restaurants this weekend as planned and a number of other businesses, including meeting spaces, movie theatres and casinos, will be ordered to remain closed amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.

The additional restrictions were announced by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa during a briefing at city hall on Tuesday afternoon.

She said that as of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday the city will formally be moved into the “red” zone in the province’s tiered framework but will face a number of additional restrictions that she is issuing under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

Those restrictions include the prohibition of all indoor dining at bars and restaurants as well as all indoor group fitness and exercise classes for at least the next 28 days.

De Villa said that she will also use her powers to require the continued closure of meeting and event spaces, casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments.

...

Back in October De Villa publicly called on the province to prohibit indoor dining at bars and restaurants but refused to issue the order herself as the province considered the request, citing a legal opinion which cast doubt on whether she had the power.

On Tuesday, she said that the legal advice she received back then has not changed but the urgency of the situation has.

Excellent news.

 

[jcpro]

Is the packing of the TTC buses to the last cubic inch still allowed? By what I've seen today, I'd say it's still kosher to spread the virus in the tight, unventilated moving spaces. Maybe Dr. Devilla is too good for the public transit and just missed the main virus spreader.

 

[canada-man]

Dr Eileeen earns over $309,000 a year she refuses to reduce her salary but have no problem shutting down businesses and jobs and not showing the public the scientific proof and evidence of them. remember her salary when you lose your jobs and businesses

 

[Malibuk]

Is the packing of the TTC buses to the last cubic inch still allowed? By what I've seen today, I'd say it's still kosher to spread the virus in the tight, unventilated moving spaces. Maybe Dr. Devilla is too good for the public transit and just missed the main virus spreader.

Well spaced and ventilated restaurants are not the problem.

North side of Steeles is Yellow and south side is Red, and people are free to travel to and from any zone.
They are totally clueless.

Shut down the schools and TTC if you really want to do something significant to slow the spread.

 

[glamphotographer]

If you really want to slow the spread throw anti-maskers in jail.

 

[squeezer]

Well spaced and ventilated restaurants are not the problem.

North side of Steeles is Yellow and south side is Red, and people are free to travel to and from any zone.
They are totally clueless.

Shut down the schools and TTC if you really want to do something significant to slow the spread.

I do agree completely with you on schools. I think the kids are infecting the parents because most of them do no show symptoms.

 

[New World]

Dr Eileeen earns over $309,000 a year she refuses to reduce her salary but have no problem shutting down businesses and jobs and not showing the public the scientific proof and evidence of them. remember her salary when you lose your jobs and businesses

Her husband Dr Robert Choi earns $500000 per year. He is a cardiologist. There is no issue with taking a pay cut.

 

[glamphotographer]

These half measures are not working.

 

[squeezer]

These half measures are not working.

We should go into a complete lockdown until Christmas. Only grocery stores and essential services as in March. This way, the vaccines will be out by the end of the year and they do the rest with low case numbers to hurry the process up. The quicker they get this done, the quicker we can get back to paying and banging. LOL

 

[glamphotographer]

We should go into a complete lockdown until Christmas. Only grocery stores and essential services as in March. This way, the vaccines will be out by the end of the year and they do the rest with low case numbers to hurry the process up. The quicker they get this done, the quicker we can get back to paying and banging. LOL

It will be painful and the economy will take a big hit but it will come back soon.

 

[glamphotographer]

So we are in code red, 1 step closer to lockdown, I see it happening in Jan/Feb.

 

[squeezer]

So we are in code red, 1 step closer to lockdown, I see it happening in Jan/Feb.

Could you imagine the Amigo whining lead by CM/Decoy/Sp123 and Tj plus the rest of the gang?

 

[glamphotographer]

Could you imagine the Amigo whining lead by CM/Decoy/Sp123 and Tj plus the rest of the gang?

Yep, I don't want a lockdown but it's all these covid idiots that don't follow the rules. Trudeau is prepared to help businesses during the lockdown.

 

[lomotil]

So we are in code red, 1 step closer to lockdown, I see it happening in Jan/Feb.

Likely before that at this rate

 

[glamphotographer]

Likely before that at this rate

Wait until after X-mas when large family gatherings from other households happen. 2-3K cases per day.

 

[james t kirk]

I despise this woman.

Her smarmy condescending way of speaking. She stands up there and squints at the camera, in her well paid secure easy- assed government job and issues edicts from her throne upon high without the slightest consideration or bit of sympathy for the people who have it all on the line that own a restaurant or affected business.

She should be told that she's going to have to work for 40 grand a year and the difference in her salary used to help to pay the rent for restaurant owners.

Restaurants in Toronto have been closed for a month. The numbers are still going up. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that restaurants aren't the culprit. Yet this woman works in a simplistic A to B, join the dots bubble. From the start, the government has been lumping "bars and restaurants" together which isn't reasonable. The two are not the same. Restaurants are just low hanging fruit for her to kill off.

Lastly, the other major consideration is that the death numbers are much less than it was in the first wave. Yet no-one speaks to this fact. Why is that? If this disease has mutated to the same severity as the flu, then we need to adjust our terror level.

 

[Platon]

Good, unless you're a bar, restaurant or gym owner

Not just, the whole supply chain is affected.