• Ontario lockdown Dec26-Jan23

    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to All on Mon Dec 21 21:30:00 2020
    Hello!

    It would seem to be that the shitheads who write this stuff up
    might be having too much coffee - or perhaps something else.

    Here is an excerpt regarding gatherings:

    __CITATION BEGINS__

    Schedule 4
    Organized Public Events, Certain Gatherings

    ::Gatherings, Stage 1 areas::
    1. (1) Subject to sections 2 to 4, no person shall attend,

    (a) an organized public event that is held indoors;

    (b) a social gathering that is held indoors, including a
    social gathering associated with a gathering described in
    clause (d);

    (c) an organized public event or social gathering of more than
    10 people that is held outdoors, including a social gathering
    associated with a gathering described in clause (d); or

    (d) a gathering of more than 10 people for the purposes of a
    wedding, a funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony.

    (2) A person attending an organized public event, social
    gathering or a gathering for the purposes of a wedding, a
    funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony shall comply
    with public health guidance on physical distancing.

    (3) For greater certainty, subsections (1) and (2) apply with
    respect to an organized public event, social gathering or a
    gathering for the purposes of a wedding, a funeral or a
    religious service, rite or ceremony, even if it is held at a
    private dwelling.

    ::Exception, members of single household::
    2. Section 1 does not apply with respect to a gathering of
    members of a single household, or a gathering that includes
    members of a household and one other person from outside that
    household who lives alone.

    ::Exception, attendance at business::
    3. The prohibitions on attendance at an organized public event
    in subsection 1 (1) do not apply with respect to attendance at
    a business for a purpose related to providing or receiving the
    goods or services provided by the business if the business is
    not required to close under this Order.

    ::Gathering in motor vehicles for religious service, rite or
    ceremony::
    4. (1) This section applies with respect to
    gatherings for the purposes of a wedding, funeral, religious
    service, rite or ceremony if the persons attending the
    gathering, other than those conducting the service, rite or
    ceremony, do so in a motor vehicle.

    (2) Clause 1 (1) (d) does not apply to a person who attends a
    gathering to which this section applies if the person follows
    all of the following precautions that apply to the person:

    1. Each person attending the gathering, other than the persons
    conducting the service, rite or ceremony, must remain within a
    motor vehicle that is designed to be closed to the elements,
    except,

    i. where necessary to use a washroom, or

    ii. as may otherwise be necessary for the purposes of health
    and safety.

    2. The driver of a motor vehicle must ensure that it is
    positioned at least two metres away from other motor vehicles.

    3. A person who ordinarily uses a non-motorized vehicle
    because of their religious belief and who attends the
    gathering must remain within their non-motorized vehicle
    except where necessary to use a washroom or as may otherwise
    be required for health and safety, and paragraph 2 applies
    with necessary modifications.

    __CITATION ENDS__

    This time they have taken to task the "solution" many people
    came up with by using their cars to meet publicly.

    Also, I find the reference to a "person who ordinarily uses a
    non-motorized vehicle because of their religious belief"
    rather amusing. Gee.. I wonder what group of people that
    might be!? Of course if they mention the group specifically,
    that would be deemed prejudiced? :/
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