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never shied away from tough decisions
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and today i'm here to do just that
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my friends we're losing the battle
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between the variants
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and vaccines the pace of our vaccine
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supply
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has not kept up with the spread of the
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new coved variants
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we are on our heels but if we dig in
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remain steadfast we can turn this around
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we're down but no means are we
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out in the last few weeks
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you've seen me up here every day
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we've been ringing the alarm bells for
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weeks
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we pulled the emergency brake for the
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entire province
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we shut down our schools most of the
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province
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has been in some form of lockdown
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since last fall we announced
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a second stay-at-home order for all of
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ontario
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and as we saw in the modeling these
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actions
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have slowed the spread they've reduced
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mobility
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and avoided the worst case
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but we have to do more the reality is
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there are few options left we have
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implemented
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the strictest measures in all of north
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america
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and the difficult truth is every public
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health measure we have left
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comes with a massive cost to people
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in their lives but we have never shied
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away
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from doing what's necessary and it comes
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down
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to tooth ring three things
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limiting mobility enforcing
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the rules and getting vaccines into arms
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and as your premier it falls on me
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to make the difficult choices it falls
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on me
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to do what's necessary so effective
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immediately
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we're extending the emergency
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declaration
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and prolonging the stay at home order
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province-wide
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for an additional two weeks for a total
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of six weeks
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outdoor gatherings will now be strictly
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limited
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to members of your own household only
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anyone who lives alone can join
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with one other household we'll be
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closing
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all non-essential construction we're
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restricting
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all outdoor recreational amenities such
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as golf courses
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basketball courts soccer fields and
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playgrounds
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we're reducing capacity in big box
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retail
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even further to 25 percent beginning on
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monday
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places of worship will be capped at a
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maximum
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of 10 people indoors to get ahead
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of the variants that are plaguing
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western canada
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beginning monday we're setting up
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checkpoints
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at all inter-provincial borders we'll be
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limiting access
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to border crossings between ontario and
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the provinces of manitoba and quebec
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with exceptions such as work medical
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care
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or transportation of goods and we're
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calling
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on the federal government to immediately
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tighten up
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our international borders we're
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currently facing
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the devastating consequences of covet
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variants
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that entered canada through our borders
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at the start of this year we need to do
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more
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to stop other even deadlier variants
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from getting into canada and causing and
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causing more
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havoc that means limiting air travel
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tightening up our u.s border and
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addressing
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the countless issues we're seeing
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with testing and quarantining when
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people fly into our country
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every week over 36
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000 people from all over the world come
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through
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pearson international airport the
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variants
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that are causing this inferno
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they got in through our borders
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and more needs to be done right now
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for our part we are taking decisive
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action
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on the ground to dramatically step up
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enforcement
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we have made the difficult but necessary
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decision to give police and bylaw
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officers
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special authorities to enforce public
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health measures for the duration
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of the stay-at-home order i know that
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the majority of ontario residents
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are doing the right thing they're
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following the rules
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keeping each other safe but we need to
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step up enforcement
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we need to focus on those who are
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deliberately
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putting others at risk by ignoring the
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stay at home order
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those gathering in large groups
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continuing
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to put themselves and others at risk
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so understand the restrictions will be
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strongly
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strongly enforced because they must be
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we know that when they're followed these
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measures work
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they reduce mobility and they do flatten
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the curve
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we know this because we've seen them
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work before
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what we need now is for everyone to
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follow these rules
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these variants are infecting and killing
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younger people every day we need more
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time to continue vaccinations
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to priority populations because getting
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needles
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in arms will help put this pandemic
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behind us
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through no fault of their own certain
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communities
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are waging a bigger battle than others
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twenty percent of the province
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has eighty percent of cases right now
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we need we need to use the limited
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vaccines we have
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to focus on the infernal
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because we will all benefit from getting
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these areas under control
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that's why we're increasing vaccine
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supply
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to hot spots by 25 percent and
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we're pressing the federal government to
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get us those shipments
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every vaccine we receive goes into an
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arm
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every single one is spoken for
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we have seen clinics close and turn
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people away
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because we don't have the supply we need
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and just today we learned about a
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further modernity
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delay and we clearly saw
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in the modeling more vaccines
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means fewer cases more vaccines
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mean fewer hospitalizations and more
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vaccines
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means we get out of this sooner
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so if there's anything at all the
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federal government can do right now
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to get us more vaccines we need
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to get them now i can't emphasize that
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enough we need the vaccines
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now in the meantime we're taking
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immediate action to build
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unprecedented capacity in our hospitals
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we're moving forward with our emergency
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plan
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to add another 700 to 1000 new beds
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we don't want to have the use this this
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new
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we don't want to use this new capacity
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but i want the people of ontario to rest
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assured
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it is there if we need it and it's been
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remarkable
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watching our healthcare heroes fighting
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on the front lines
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and i want them to know that more help
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is coming
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and each of you have the most important
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role to play
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please stay home follow the rules
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and get your vaccine as soon as you're
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eligible
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my friends you have my word we will not
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rest
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until this virus is beaten thank you
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and god bless the people of ontario and
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i'll pass it over to minister eliot
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thank you premier like many provinces
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across canada and jurisdictions around
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the world
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ontario is in the midst of the third
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wave of covet 19.
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and as we've seen this wave is different
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over the last few weeks
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key health indicators have continued to
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worsen
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coveted 19 cases hospitalizations
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and intensive care unit occupancy are at
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their highest levels
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since the start of the pandemic variant
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cases
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which are transmitted more quickly and
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easily continue to rise
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putting even more lives at risk and
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while we continue to use
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every resource at our disposal to
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support our hospitals and maximize
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health system capacity
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our hospitals are being hit harder than
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ever
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in one week the number of covet 19
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hospitalizations
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has increased by almost 30 percent and
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there are about 150 more patients in our
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intensive care units
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bring the total to 701 intensive care
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unit patients with covert related
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critical illnesses the latest
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projections released
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show that admissions to icus are
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projected to rise to over 1 000 patients
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by the end of the month and today's
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highly concerning modeling is very clear
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that unless further actions are taken
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case rates will continue to rise
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pushing our hospitals to the brink our
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response needs to be stronger
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because our opponent the variants are
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that much stronger
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that is why we are taking immediate
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action to respond to the ongoing threats
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to the health and safety of ontarians
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effective saturday april 17th at 1201 am
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all outdoor social gatherings and
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organized public events will be
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prohibited
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except for members of the same household
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or
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members of a household and one other
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person from outside that household
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who lives alone all non-essential
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workplaces in the construction sector
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will be closed
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with only essential construction
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permitted to operate
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capacity limits for in-person shopping
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in all retail settings
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where in-person shopping is permitted
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including supermarkets
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grocery stores convenience stores and
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stores that primarily sell
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food and pharmaceutical products will be
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limited
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to 25 percent capacity all
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outdoor recreational amenities such as
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golf courses
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basketball courts and playgrounds will
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be closed
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in addition effective monday april 19th
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at 1201 am capacity at weddings
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funerals and religious services will be
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limited to 10 people
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indoors or outdoors drive-in services
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will be permitted all other public
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health and workplace safety measures for
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non-essential retail
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under the province-wide emergency break
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will continue to apply
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we know the way out of the pandemic is
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vaccines
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that's why we are taking further action
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to support hot spot communities
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and focus on getting the vaccines to
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those who are most at risk
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as part of phase two of our government's
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covet 19 vaccine distribution plan
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we are committed to dedicating 25
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of future vaccine allocations to the 13
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public health regions
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with historic and ongoing high rates of
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death
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hospitalization and covet 19
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transmission
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while the greatest challenge to
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ontario's vaccine rollout remains
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a stable and reliable supply of vaccines
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from the federal government
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we will continue to focus our
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vaccination efforts on those
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most at risk working with our valued
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community partners
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and local public health units to
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mobilize every
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channel and deliver vaccines as quickly
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as possible
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all health canada approved covet 19
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vaccines are safe
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they're effective and i strongly
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encourage
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everyone to sign up to receive the
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vaccine when it's your turn
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i know it's been a longer winter but now
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our summer is at risk
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i am asking all ontarians to please stay
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home to stop the third wave
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from threatening our health care system
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and the health of
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thousands of ontarians we may not feel
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it
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but brighter days are ahead they may not
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come as fast as we would like
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but we will get there and it will take
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a collective effort from all of us
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thank you and i'd now like to hand it
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over to the solicitor general
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thank you minister elliot as both the
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premier and minister elliot stated
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coven 19 projections are moving in a
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dangerous direction across ontario
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with our hospital system experiencing
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devastating pressures as a result of
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sharp
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upward trends in hospitalization and in
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intensive care unit capacities it is
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essential
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that people respect the stay-at-home
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order and follow public health measures
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this is a critical moment in ontario's
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response to this deadly virus
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and every single person in ontario has
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an important role
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in protecting our communities
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unfortunately
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some people continue to attend
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gatherings
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and leave their homes for non-essential
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reasons
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as a government it is our responsibility
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to take action to address
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non-compliance and prevent further
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transmission of covid19
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that is why after consulting with public
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health experts
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we have made the deliberate decision to
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temporarily enhance police officers
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authority for the duration of the
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stay-at-home order
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moving forward police will have the
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authority to require
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any individual who is not in a place of
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resonance
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to first provide their purpose for not
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being at home
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and provide their home address police
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will
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also have the authority to stop a
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vehicle to inquire about an individual's
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reason
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for leaving their residence i cannot
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stress this enough
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it is imperative that everyone limit
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their trips outside of the home
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to permitted purposes only such as going
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to the grocery store
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or pharmacy medical appointments outdoor
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exercise or for work that cannot be done
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remotely
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we know that stay-at-home orders work
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we've seen their success in slowing down
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the spread of the virus
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and saving lives it is also critical
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that we protect against covid19 variants
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coming into ontario
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through non-essential travel that is why
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effective april 19th at 1201 am
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we are restricting travel into ontario
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from the provinces of manitoba and
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quebec with the exception
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purposes such as work
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medical care transportation of goods
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and exercising indigenous treaty rights
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should an individual not have a valid
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reason to enter ontario
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they will be turned back these are tough
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but necessary measures to help us
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overcome this health
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crisis we all want to get back to normal
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but we can't get there without all doing
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everything we can
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right now to stop the rapid spread of
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covet 19.
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together we can make a difference to
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protect our loved ones and our
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communities
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please stay home stay safe
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thank you i will now turn it over to
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minister mcnaughton
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good afternoon as we continue our fight
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to defeat this deadly virus
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it's crucial that we do everything
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possible to keep workers safe
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since the start of this pandemic we've
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now done over 46
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000 cova 19 related inspections issued
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more than 49
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000 orders and stopped unsafe work
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87 times our efforts have been
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laser focused on where they are needed
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the most with blitzes in hotspot regions
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targeting hundreds of big box stores
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factories
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and warehouses in order to help reduce
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spread
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we are shutting down some non-essential
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construction
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like shopping malls hotels and office
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towers
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however there are still projects that
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are critical to our health
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like building our homes our hospitals
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assessment centers
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and long-term care homes and we need to
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ensure those on these sites are being
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kept safe
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starting today over 200 inspectors are
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visiting more than 1 300 construction
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sites
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over the next four weeks to ensure
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public health measures are in place
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travel to and from work has been a major
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contributor to the spread of this deadly
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virus
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for that reason we have repeatedly asked
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people who can work from home
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to do so the sad reality is
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more and more people are being asked to
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go into the office
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this cannot continue that is why our
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inspectors will be visiting
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law offices accounting firms and other
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workplaces over the coming days and
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weeks
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to make sure that those inside and on
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site
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are protected and following the cova 19
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safety requirements
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i cannot stress enough to employers if
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your staff
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can work from home they must work from
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home
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and our inspectors will also be ensuring
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that those who absolutely must come to
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work
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are strictly following the public health
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measures
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for our employers and employees take
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note
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this is your last warning
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