Ontario should ‘strongly’ look at easing masking requirements in schools, Brampton mayor says
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"I think it's appropriate to get children back to normal where they can learn in an environment that is easier and more comfortable," Patrick Brown said.
Ontario should “strongly” look at easing masking requirements in schools, Brampton’s mayor said Wednesday.
During his weekly COVID-19 update, Patrick Brown highlighted Quebec’s recent announcement that masking requirements in that province’s classrooms would be lifted starting on March 7.
“I’m very encouraged that the Quebec public health is going (in) this direction,” Brown said.
“I think it’s appropriate to get children back to normal where they can learn in an environment that is easier and more comfortable…. I believe that Ontario should strongly look at this.
“The province has experienced very strong vaccination rates and it certainly sets up an environment where we can make these moves to get back to normal. ”
Quebec students will still be required to wear masks in common areas and on school buses.
Brown talked about his own son, who is two-and-a-half years old, and has to wear a mask at soccer lessons.
“Trying to get a toddler to wear a mask is impossible and unreasonable,” Brown said.
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