Effectiveness of Quebec COVID-19 curfew unclear

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While medical experts agree the measure won’t hurt the fight against virus, they’re not sure how much it will help

That obligation is justified, said Pierre Thibault, assistant dean of the civil law section of the University of Ottawa. “It is not a criminal act … the burden of proof is not as steep.”

“The other option was entering without a warrant. It’s a worse solution for individual rights than a curfew with a lot of exemptions,” Prof. Taillon said. “I would prefer measures where we’re sure it’ll reduce contacts,” Dr. Mâsse said. “It’s very marginal cuts in contact they’re trying to achieve through social gatherings … that’s the gamble.”

The fall’s restrictions had lost their effect by the Christmas holidays when a poll showed about half of the province’s population had visits, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, a University of Montreal public-health professor, said. “When a significant part of the population admits they didn’t follow the government’s measures, you have to start looking for new ways to encourage individual responsibility.

 

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'Ms. Guilbault emphasized that women and children escaping domestic violence should not feel limited by the curfew.' So, men experiencing domestic violence should not escape under lockdown? Please update your view of gender, GGuilbaultCAQ it's 2021 and you're a female MNA.

I thought the spread was from indoor dining?

At least Premier Legault is trying

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