Originally Posted by
Auzzy
Quebec has about 1/2 the cases per 100k as Ontario. ICUs and deaths are also much lower in QC during this wave. QC did much worse at the start of the pandemic, but finally got their act together compared to ON over the last few months.
The situations between QC & ON, Montréal & TO, and the Habs and the Leafs aren’t comparable at the moment. Lots of people are screaming for lots of things in Ontario, and a couple of people in the arena for the games in Montréal aren’t going to have a significant impact.
Ontario can “get things going” when ICUs are doing much better. They are barely off their peak, & MUCH worse than at the start of the third wave. The decisions that could let us act more like Quebec now, needed to be made in Ontario months ago, but they weren’t. People would absolutely FREAK if Ontario let any fans INSIDE an arena in the near future.
June 2nd or a bit before that, the province will allow golf and some other outdoor activities; perhaps also patios. They may also allow schools to open in areas with low case counts. (You only have to look at the Porcupine / Timmins health unit to see how quickly that can change.)
The last rushed reopening, third wave, and subsequent umpteenth mockdown / lockdown absolutely killed the Ontario government’s popularity, from both ends of the political spectrum. I believe they’ll be slightly more careful this time.