In a statement released on Tuesday, the CFIB slammed the Ford government’s reopening plan for being too slow and urged the premier to revise Ontario’s reopening dates so they are “in line with other provinces.”
Ontario’s stay-at-home order will expire tomorrow but the province has said it does not plan to begin Stage 1 of the reopening plan, which will see patio dining resume and non-essential retail reopen at 15 per cent capacity, until around June 14. Hair salons are not expected to reopen in Ontario until sometime in July, when the province enters Stage 2, and gyms will remain shuttered until Ontario enters Stage 3, likely not until the end of July or August.
The province saw a significant drop in the number of new infections on Tuesday, reporting a daily case count of just 699, the lowest single-day total since October. “Restaurants in Toronto have been closed to indoor dining for 367 days across the various provincial lockdowns, shutdowns, and emergency breaks. An entire year’s worth of business has been lost and the industry is looking – at minimum – at another 67 days of being closed to indoor dining under the current plan,” the CFIB statement read.
CAN YOU HEAR THAT FORD STEP DOWN SO WE CAN REOPEN
How long does fordnation think we can go without working. Enough already, Open Up Ontario
THIS IS A MUST. RIGHT AWAY. OPEN THINGS UP FORD YOU LOSER! fordnation
Ontario went from “yours to discover” to “closed for business” what a disaster
Do it before everyone opens on their own!!!
Meanwhile, we're on our third wave because of all the half measures. But sure! Karen needs her haircut
Totally agree. It doesn't make sense to wait till June 14th. We are doing great job with vaccines so let's start enjoying the benefits of vaccination.