The government’s message is thankfully now clearer than it’s ever been – stay home and don’t see other people. But the message, rather than new rules in pursuit of it, is what the government is counting on to plank the coronavirus
Animal Protection Party of Canada: Bill 156 Ag-Gag Regulations Come into Effect in Ontario Animal Protection Party of Canada Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Bill 156, The Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, which was passed last summer in Ontario despite opposition from animal advocates and journalists, undermines undercover investigations and the collection of footage intended to reveal the cruel treatment of animals on farms, transport vehicles, and slaughterhouses, often within what are considered the ‘normal practices of farming’.
New regulations have now come into force across Ontario. They further limit the scope of permissible conduct for those who wish to expose unethical animal practices.
If the Ford government again sends mixed messages about gatherings, or waits until the last minute to send the message, whatever gains are achieved between now and mid-February risk being lost
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Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips in a video posted to his Twitter account on Dec. 24, 2020. Mr. Phillips is facing criticism for vacationing in the Caribbean despite officials urging Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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In the grocery store on Wednesday morning, people were talking about Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips’s trip to St. Barts. “Can you believe it?” a customer asked the cashier, who shook her head in disgust. Premier Doug Ford knows better than anyone how bad that moment was for his government.