How sincere was Ontario Premier Doug Fordâs crocodile tear apology for the Covid clampdown that sees Canadaâs most populous province tottering on bankruptcy when just three days later, his henchmen are back ticketing in-person church goers at Kitchenerâs Trinity Bible Chapel?
Within 24 hours of walking back what were the strictest coronavirus restrictions in North America, empowering police to make random stops on motorists to ticket those on the basis of being out on ânon-essentialâ business, heâs reverted to the newly implemented Covid Integrated Response Team (CIRT).
In other words, the police are not doing the random stops the premier walked back following last weekâs teary apologyâthey are now randomly picking spots to target churches!
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 6,662 cases, 106 deaths, 5,965 resolved Brant County: 2,586 cases, 17 deaths, 2,282 resolved Haldimand-Norfolk: 2,172 cases, 46 deaths, 1,854 recovered Huron Perth: 1,545 cases, 52 deaths, 1,464 recovered Staff at a Waterloo daycare centre walked off the job Monday, taking a day of action to call on the province to move child-care workers up in the COVID-19 vaccination priority list. All 42 staff at Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care had signs saying E is for Essential and Vaccinate child-care workers, and chanting they deserve to be vaccinated now. Staff said they want to be prioritized in vaccine rollout, since they re working with children between 16 months and five years old, many of whom aren t able to wear a mask.
KITCHENER Waterloo regional police have confirmed that they ve issued tickets to those leaving Trinity Bible Chapel following a church service. While the parking lot of the Woolwich Township church was not full like it was last week, a large, black tarp could be seen covering the back half of the property Sunday morning. In a statement sent to CTV News sent just before 12:30 p.m., regional police say officers were at the church, saw people in violation of the Reopening Ontario Act, and are currently issuing tickets to those leaving the premise. “This enforcement is a result of recent amendments to provincial legislation that allows officers to stop an individual believed to be violating COVID-19 related orders,” the statement reads in part.
Doors won t be locked at Trinity Bible Chapel as members continue to congregate
A church in Woolwich Township that has opened to in-person services during the COVID-19 pandemic, at times allegedly exceeding capacity limits set by the province, will not have its doors locked for now, a court has ruled.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 11:55 AM ET | Last Updated: April 19
Trinity Bible Chapel in Woolwich Township will return to court on May 11. Last week, the province s attorney general sought to have the doors of the church locked.(Trinity Bible Chapel Website)
WATERLOO: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms was in court today on behalf of Trinity Bible Chapel (Trinity), after the Attorney General went before a Justice for an urgent ruling that the church and its leaders were in contempt of court, and requested an order directing Sheriffs to immediately lock the churchâs doors.
Trinity has already faced contempt proceedings, after it continued to hold religious services against an enforcement order obtained by the government on January 22. On February 23, Trinity and its leaders were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $83,000.
That enforcement order is being challenged by the Justice Centre on constitutional grounds, and the matter is expected to be heard in July.