Retailers Ask Ontario Government to Lift COVID Restrictions They Say Aren’t Working

Retailers Ask Ontario Government to Lift COVID Restrictions They Say Aren’t Working
A closed store front boutique business called Francis Watson pleads for help displaying a sign in Toronto on April 16, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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TORONTO—A coalition of about 50 retailers is calling on the Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions for non-essential stores it claims is making things worse.

In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott, the retailers argue that shutting down Toronto and Peel Region to restrict the virus’s spread hasn’t reduced the number of shoppers.