A few thoughts on why this is really not clear at all:
-look at the ‘weasel words’: potentially, easing, some, related to
These words let them off the hook or give them permission to be arbitrary 4 times.
-Potential—maybe they will, maybe they won’t
-Easing—how much? 1/5
What does ‘easing’ mean, exactly? From 15% up to 20%? From 10 people up to 12 people? Open an hour later? What?
-some—again which ones? Maybe all, maybe one? Who knows?
-related to: why say this? Is it so that certain places can arbitrarily be in or out of these categories? 2/5
-We’ve all seen the numbers bounce up and down. Suppose one day we see hospitalizations at 595. Do businesses immediately get ready for Step 1? What if, thanks to the highly contagious variants, the numbers suddenly pop back up to 605 two days later? Shut back down again? 3/5
-Do the hospitalization numbers depend on where they are? We’re seeing an increase in cases in rural Alberta. Probably more to come, thanks to defiance of health restrictions. These hospitalization numbers are a much bigger problem in small regional hospitals than in cities. 4/5
-Are the some restrictions potentially eased everywhere? Or is it regional?
-What is the reason for certain locations to be at certain steps? How is a zoo or museum more dangerous than a banquet hall or café where, by definition, everyone has masks off? 5/5
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