Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today that Canadians have a right to be angered by the sight of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending a protest after months of promoting stay-at-home orders as the best way to beat the pandemic.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today that Canadians have a right to be angered by the sight of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending a protest after months of promoting stay-at-home orders as the best way to beat the pandemic.
Scheer said most Canadians have been respecting public health directives meant to stop the spread of the deadly virus behind COVID-19 — by staying home and avoiding large crowds and by complying with rules that make hospital visitations and funerals all but impossible.
Ontario still has rules against mass gatherings. Much of the province’s economy is still in lockdown mode as the virus continues to rip through communities.
Trudeau attended an anti-racism rally on Parliament Hill Friday. About 4,000 people attended the protest; few of them practised physical distancing. Ontario is still recording hundreds of new COVID-19 cases each day.
The prime minister wore a mask at the protest. Some of the other attendees did not. Trudeau shook hands with some of the people in the crowd, something public health officials have warned against.
“I understand why people are upset and confused … to see the prime minister completely ignore those types of health guidelines or recommendations. I can understand why people are confused as to what advice they should be following,” Scheer said.
“The prime minister seems to have completely ignored the health officials.”
Trudeau said Monday the country needs to find the “right balance” between allowing protests and respecting the health measures he himself has encourage