You Can’t Police a Virus Away

You Can’t Police a Virus Away
Motorists are screened at a police checkpoint to limit non-essential travel from Quebec to Ontario on Highway 401 near Bainsville, Ont., on April 19, 2021. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
John Carpay
Updated:
Commentary

Like other Canadian provinces, Ontario has turned into a police state where citizens are denied their basic human rights and civil liberties. The simple pleasure of freely leaving your own home to go and visit a friend is now illegal. Citizens can’t escape their own house arrest (a penalty normally reserved for  convicted criminals) unless meeting government requirements such as shopping for groceries or getting vaccinated.