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Less than 10% of the $1.7 million in fines the Manitoba government has issued to suspected COVID-19 rule-breakers has been collected so far, the Justice Department revealed Wednesday.
“Since April 8, 2020, a total of $162,975 has been collected for tickets handed out in relation to public-health-order violations,” the department said in a written statement.
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“Although this figure represents a smaller percentage of the total fines issued, it’s important to note that Manitoba’s large-scale provincial enforcement efforts only began in November of last year and collection efforts are ongoing.”
Blank slate ? More like a whitewash, really
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