Churches to be wide open as of Friday
“Places of worship” are to be allowed to admit 250 people as of Friday, even in red zones.
The CBC is so sweet, the radio report just said “la-di-da, we have no idea why Quebec has suddenly changed this by decree.” It couldn’t be that it’s because next week is Holy Week for Roman Catholics, next Friday is Good Friday, and Easter is on April 4, now could it?
Meezly 16:19 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
Jesus H. Christ.
NDG07 16:24 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
A more charitable view might be that this was done in time to avoid issues with Passover which begins this Saturday. If we tighten things up again in time for the end of Ramadan in May that would make it really clear who is the in group and who is not.
mare 16:26 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
It’s also Pesach starting tomorrow, and Ramadan starts 12 April, so at least they can claim to be inclusive of other religions.
Kate 17:18 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
indeed!
Chris 18:20 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
> If we tighten things up again in time for the end of Ramadan in May that would make it really clear who is the in group and who is not.
Not necessarily. Changing the rules based on number of cases, spread, number of vaccinations, etc. etc. is entirely correct. Your theory would only hold if the situation is unchanged by Ramadan.
>so at least they can claim to be inclusive of other religions
They don’t need to “claim” it at all. It’s true. The rule applies to all religions equally.
Max 18:25 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
I surprised that there’s (seemingly) no sidebar restrictions on attendance as a percentage of a building’s capacity. For your smaller halls of worship, 250 people could present some risk, even with masks, no?
Kevin 19:07 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
@meezly
Everyone is supposed to be 2 m apart Which I guess de facto imposes a limit
Kevin 20:42 on 2021-03-25 Permalink
And I feel I should point out the Lower St Lawrence set a record Thursday for most daily new cases in that region since the pandemic began.
Legault’s goal is not eradicating this disease or keeping you healthy.
j2 00:42 on 2021-03-26 Permalink
I’m trying to understand the logic here: is it a mental heath thing like opening the gyms? Is it political pandering? Business and weddings?
It kinda seems to me the older population are more likely to go to church – well at least Catholic Church – is it the assumption they’re vaccinated? If not, they’re the most vulnerable.
MarcG 10:49 on 2021-03-26 Permalink
Logic? Ha.