Loading ...CANADA – ONTARIO – ‘I’m more afraid of the government than Omicron:’ Ottawa business owners react to new restrictions
The slew of new rules start Jan. 5 and will last 21 days, they include:
- Closing indoor dining, gyms, and theatres
- Slashing capacity to 50 per cent at retail stores, malls and personal care services
- Cutting social gatherings to five people indoor and 10 people outdoors
- And pausing non-emergent and non-urgent surgeries and procedures
“These businesses have nothing left,” said Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “They’re at the absolute end of their rope and baring massive financial support from the provincial government we can expect huge numbers of closures in the months ahead.”
Can you have five people indoors, and ten people outside? Then can you move the five insiders to the outside, and five of the outsiders to the inside, and continue in that manner? With a decent amount of alcohol, I think we can work with that. Weather co-operating, of course.
As for slashing capacity of retail outlets to fifty percent. No problem. Just double the prices – same take home! I’m starting to get used to this. Maybe I’ll run for government!