Commentary
When it comes to singling out the most ludicrous of pandemic restrictions that Canadians endured, the list of contenders is long. But there’s one that I continue to go back to as, if not the most ridiculous, then at least the most inhumane.
It was March 2021, and lockdowns had thankfully been lifted to some degree and schools were open at that point in Ontario. But I had been hearing from parents across the province that when a child in their kids’ class had tested positive for COVID-19, their child was sent home with some truly alarming guidelines.
In Peel Region, if a student was deemed a close contact of a kid who later went on to test positive for the virus, the health board issued guidelines to their parents instructing them to isolate the child alone in a separate room for 14 days….