On Tuesday, Toronto and Ottawa joined Kingston in establishing rules requiring a non-medical face covering inside businesses that are open to the public.
One scenario facing business owners is the possibility that an anti-mask activist will try to enter without a mask. Recent videos circulating on social media have depicted people trying to enter Toronto-area stores or hospitals without masks. In some videos, customers threaten legal action. "The establishment could refuse to serve this person," said Cara Zwibel, a lawyer with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. "They probably could contact law enforcement and deal with it as a trespass. I certainly don't think that's something that we should be doing, but that's not precluded by the bylaw."
Businesses, meanwhile, are left to enforce what the Retail Council of Canada called a burdensome patchwork of municipal policies. Businesses with multiple locations may find they are obligated to ask maskless customers to leave in some cities, but not in others, the council said. Zaman says she encourages businesses to document any enforcement interactions so they do not forget the details of how the policy was explained to the customer. She added that employees should be given frequent options to raise any incidents that concern them.
As death rates continue downward with the States only reporting 78 covid deaths last week according to the CDC with infection rates skyrocketing. People are figuring out covid is low risk. Give us back our freedom.
Haha. So they’ve put a law in place but expect the public to enforce it! So the govt is advocation public shaming. Isn’t the modern world just grand
Don’t worry, the vast army of Karens are on the case!
It’s just crazy to mandate wearing a mask yet not enforce it! Business need to know they have the support of officials behind them
Just like victims of crime in Democrat and Liberal/NDP/Green cities
If the Ontario and Canadian governments believe Masks protect people then they must provide them for single use purpose on the taxpayers dime. Current rules are discrimination and attack the poor, vulnerable and elderly Put your money where your mouth is!
No rhyme or reason. Some places have the door locked; others have no restrictions whatsoever.
how about some news about We Charity? WeHaveaProblem WECharity
Sometimes in life it's common sense , protect your staff and yourself and your business and wear a mask !
Um, 'short of calling the police on noncompliant customers'. That seems pretty clear cut. If Ken and Karen refuse to wear masks, ask them to leave. If they don't, call the cops. Pretty straight forward.
Any business that tells me to wear a mask loses my business. Watch how many drop their mask BS when no one shops there. You want business or bankruptcy because I don’t care. Just remember there’s always another store or online you can take your business to.