A brand new study has revealed that Canadians have received over 10,000 tickets worth at least $13 million in total for violations of coronavirus rules in under three months.
A brand new study has revealed that Canadians have received over 10,000 tickets worth at least $13 million in total for violations of social distancing and other emergency pandemic measures.
The report released on Wednesday covers the time period between April 1 and June 15.
Quebec was the province with the most fines; Ontario was in second place.
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View on YouTubeThe study was conducted by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association thanks to a grant provided by the Law Association of Ontario.
It states that, "the pandemic has led to a thousand impositions on civil liberties that might feel minor alone, but which taken together represent an extraordinary change to civil liberties in Canada."
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View on YouTubeFurther, the study find that marginalized groups are most adversely affected by the impositions on civil liberties.
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