Minister MacLeod to Make an Announcement // Premier Ford to Make an Announcement

[PushPull]

I live just off Preston
There are currently a million people looking at tulips
Bylaw said they would not intervene
Unless you were walking with 3 other people on a golf course
Then that would be extreme

[Chieflongtee]

Zoom in. Ottawa river Parkway. Today at 2 PM

[Gobble_It]

Zoom in. Ottawa river Parkway. Today at 2 PM

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Downtown Ottawa

[314314]

Earlier today I passed by Carling and preston Ave and Tulip fest was packed! - I guess it's essential to take pictures of flowers- Yet golf is risky...

[Gobble_It]

Clearly no one is obeying the "stay at home order" . Thousands are at Dow's Lake and many around Moooney's Bay and Vincent Massey, yet no golf . Doug Ford needs to open his eyes

[KOKO72]

Clearly By law is not enforcing any type of "stay at home" order when you have that many people at Dows lake, parks in Toronto, protesters all weekend...etc. It is now time for Mr. Ford to open his eyes and realize that the "stay at home" order is obviously not working. Open the out door activities for all....not just for some. Open businesses for all....not just for some. This is getting ridiculous.

[Gobble_It]

Clearly By law is not enforcing any type of "stay at home" order when you have that many people at Dows lake, parks in Toronto, protesters all weekend...etc. It is now time for Mr. Ford to open his eyes and realize that the "stay at home" order is obviously not working. Open the out door activities for all....not just for some. Open businesses for all....not just for some. This is getting ridiculous.

How hilarious it would be if he asks his buddy Trudeau to send in the troop to enforce the stay-at-home order

[mjf]

I'm curious as to whether or not the city bylaw officers have jurisdiction to hand out fines on NCC property. Anybody happen to know?

[314314]

I am sure they can wait in the parking lot... :-D also all garden centers were packed over the weekend.

I'm curious as to whether or not the city bylaw officers have jurisdiction to hand out fines on NCC property. Anybody happen to know?

[Gobble_It]

I am sure they can wait in the parking lot... :-D also all garden centers were packed over the weekend.

Kids were playing volleyball, throwing frisbee , football at Mooney's Bay everywhere. There is no bylaw in sight. They are making a mockery out of Watson who only complains that these people are stupid

[leftee]

So we can't golf in Ontario because they want to restrict non essential travel and stop guys from having "pops" together after a round. Yet groups of cyclists/motorcyclists are allowed to tour around together? (I saw a tonne of them this weekend) What, are they going for groceries? Do they think these guys aren't getting together after their rides and having a few "pops"?

[MarcArt]

It was just announced on CBC Radio that the Province's Lisa MacLeod said they may open golf earlier, perhaps before June 2 depending on the case count!

[Gofish2]

It was just announced on CBC Radio that the Province's Lisa MacLeod said they may open golf earlier, perhaps before June 2 depending on the case count!

Betting they will open golf and pickleball for the week-end !

[jvincent]

Betting they will open golf and pickleball for the week-end !

Unlikely. Next week is much more likely.

DoFo will claim that he is "sympathetic" and "listened" but can still claim that the falling numbers were due to the golf course shutdowns.

[1800Duffers]

Lot of rhetoric on ctv news

[BARGEGOLF]

I hope I’m wrong but I think its a setup…the Chief Medical Officer has said cases have to be below 1000 for several days before the lockdown is lifted. We are still over 2000 cases….the politicians are now linking change to case numbers…They will say case numbers are still too high to justify extending the measures…

[PushPull]

77 new cases in Ottawa today
3 new cases inThunder Bay for a total of 29 active cases
A city of 100,000 and still no golf
Frustrating to see the inflexibility of government

[pagman]

I will bet a case of Doug’s “buck a beer” that he will not open golf until after the May long weekend. May 25th?? Too many of Doug’s buddies having “pops” on May 24 weekend after golf. He will make it look like he listened and opened up a little earlier than the June 2 date hoping that it will help his approval rating which is dropping like a lead balloon. Totally incompetent and under qualified for the job of Premier since day 1 and really showing now during the pandemic.

[rview1]

GTA centric ..here's the only numbers they care about and drive their illogical policies..
Today cases..of 2100.. province wide,1548 in GTA
566 were in Toronto
556 were in Peel Region
215 were in York Region
120 were in Durham Region
91 were in Halton Region

[BogeyGolf]

Wow, 1500 of the 2100 are in the Toronto area...

[Gobble_It]

I will bet a case of Doug’s “buck a beer” that he will not open golf until after the May long weekend. May 25th?? Too many of Doug’s buddies having “pops” on May 24 weekend after golf. He will make it look like he listened and opened up a little earlier than the June 2 date hoping that it will help his approval rating which is dropping like a lead balloon. Totally incompetent and under qualified for the job of Premier since day 1 and really showing now during the pandemic.

Or the number of cases shoots back up to 3000 and he will close us down until July 3rd.

[CEP]

https://www.thestar.com/politics/pro...ter-hints.html

I would be very surprised if golf is allowed before June 2. This is a government, in a corner and on the wrong side of a bad policy decision, turning around and punting it to the public health officials - which is rather rich considering that this same government did not follow the science advice in the first place. It’s classic bait and switch. The decision makers say it could end before June 2 and deflect all pressure to Dr. Williams and other public health officials in the province. Nobody has any idea, nor have officials shared any metrics, of what would be needed for this to happen. That way the government can easily deflect to those same officials later with a shrug saying “they would not less us do it”. Terrible policy making and no accountability politics - it’s pretty desperate when it is such a transparent/blatant attempt at deflection. Sheesh.

[jeffc]

Wow, 1500 of the 2100 are in the Toronto area...

It's been like that the whole time. There are lots of places with very few cases across the province including a bunch in single digits but no golf. Thunder Bay had 0 cases a few days ago. Imagine being a business owner there based on policies made 2000 km away.

[314314]

+1

... Totally incompetent and under qualified for the job of Premier since day 1 and really showing now during the
pandemic.

[slash]

Whatever happened to the color codes.

[jeffc]

Whatever happened to the color codes.

agreed, though people will just travel to a region that has golf open, which is exactly what they are trying to avoid.

[PushPull]

Half hearted response by police on the bridges. No bylaw enforcement at Dows Lake for the massive crowds viewing the tulips. Texas had zero deaths yesterday after lifting its mask mandate weeks ago. The prediction of Armageddon never happened. But trust the experts even though there has not been one document case of Covid infection outdoors worldwide.

[jeffc]

Half hearted response by police on the bridges. No bylaw enforcement at Dows Lake for the massive crowds viewing the tulips. Texas had zero deaths yesterday after lifting its mask mandate weeks ago. The prediction of Armageddon never happened. But trust the experts even though there has not been one document case of Covid infection outdoors worldwide.

Texas had 28 deaths yesterday with 2376 cases

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/texas/

[Wilster]

The courses will be open by next weekend, you heard it here first
And if I'm wrong , Jeffc will buy everyone a few pops

[Big Johnny69]

The courses will be open by next weekend, you heard it here first
And if I'm wrong , Jeffc will buy everyone a few pops

Just as long as you don’t carpool for the pops!!