On Thursday, I received a phone call from my employer telling me that I was exposed to a confirmed case of covid earlier in the week. They told me that I need to go get tested, and I can not return to work until I provide proof of a negative test.
Myself, and about sixteen other people, were "exposed" to this "confirmed case," and four of us work from the same office. The other three at my office had been informed of exposure on Wednesday and had all gone to get tested already; one received his negative results within a couple hours and the others were still waiting. I explained that getting tested the day after exposure is useless due to an incubation period, and I agreed to get tested on Monday. However, I later had an important work engagement scheduled for Monday and I ended up going Friday morning.
I drove to my local testing facility in Ontario. It is a drive through testing facility, and there was myself plus two other people there to get tested. There were well over a dozen employees - paramedics; security guards; admin clerks.. I filled out a form and gave them my health card, and they came back a few minutes later and gave me the wrong health card back, ready to test me under the wrong name. I told them that's not me, they took the card back and went to one of the other cars... then they did it again with the info for the other guy there waiting. They gave me the health card and info for the other two people in error. The card has my damn photograph on it.
Anyway I got the ridiculous test done and began to drive home. I was nearly there when I got a call from my local Health Unit. The person on the phone could tell I was driving, and "ordered" me to go home immediately. They said that I need to quarantine myself for 14 days, no exceptions, I can't go get tested and I can't go out and buy provisions. I questioned their authority to essentially imprison me for two weeks, and they said because I was exposed to a "confirmed case," I have been placed under a Section 22 Order. The person did not know what Act this Order was under, but I later learned the authority is under the Health Protection and Promotion Act of Ontario.
Further, the person told me I can not leave my residence, not even to go on my own property. I explained that I live on a large rural lot and it's hunting season; I need to hunt to get food for my family, and it's winter and I need to go outside to shovel snow. I explained that my nearest neighbour is hundreds of meters away. They said if I leave my house, for any reason, I will be fined FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER INFRACTION and that health officials or police may come and knock on my door to check on me. They said if I am found to be "non-compliant," then further measures will be taken. I asked what the further measures are, and I was told that they will be determined if I am not compliant. I argued with the person, explaining that this is complete bullshit, but I think all I did is ensure that someone will come check on me.
In addition to all this, it was explained to me that any negative test results I get are not relevant because the incubation period is up to 14 days. I will be "ordered" to be tested part way through my isolation, and then again at the end. If any of the tests come back positive, my isolation period restarts. If i refuse to get tested, I face a $5,000 fine and a court order to be forcibly tested.
I contacted my local MPP explaining why this whole thing is ridiculous and providing my perspective. His office got back to me quickly. They confirmed that I am under house arrest, and that I can leave my house if I have an enclosed balcony or enclosed back yard area. I explained that the nearest house to me is nearly a kilometer away, and they said because of the way the rules are written that I can not go outside unless I have a covered balcony or back yard area. The individual said they would look in to this further, and agreed that it doesn't fit my situation, but those are the rules.
On Friday evening I tried to check my test results online, and the Ontario Covid test results website was down so I can't even access my results.
I can't go to work for two weeks. My MPPs office pointed me towards a $500 per week stipend I can apply for from the federal government, but that doesn't cover my living expenses.
So here I am - under house arrest with threat of massive fines and allusions to imprisonment if I fail to "comply." I can't legally go hunting on my own property, do property maintenance, get my property ready for the winter, or help my wife bring in groceries. I can't walk my dogs or go for a run, or even sit outside to get some sun. I can't feed my animals or maintain my coop, because I have to leave my house to do all that.
I have no symptoms of any illness, I am perfectly healthy, and I am arbitrarily under strict quarantine. My MPP can't (won't?) help. What recourse do I have? Who else can I contact about this atrocity? This is not the Canada I grew up in and learned to love. This is not freedom, and these are not the actions of a government that cares for its citizens.
The person I was in contact with did allegedly have a "confirmed" case. Zero symptoms though. I don't know why he got tested.
My property has a couple gates, but my main drive isn't gated so it's free access. Good idea on placing a vehicle there.. it may just piss them off more though!
My MPPs office has been good to deal with, but they're essentially referring me back to the law that says I'm fucked. I guess I should have Christmas shopped early this year because now I'm fucked...
We see clearly how they can now implicate anyone they want and shut you down or lock you up. Combined with the little Nazi health minister of Ontario yesterday talking about vaccinate or you won’t be able to buy or sell eventually, I think it’s time to either start fighting like mad or get out. This is the hill to die on because next is forced vaccination (that causes serious injury) or be prepared to live 100% or near 100% outside the system.
I'm taking recommendations.
Good point... they didn't just dismiss me outright though and I feel that his office is trying to help me. They can't single handedly stop all this.
I actually asked for everything in writing to be sent to my house, and when I contacted my MPPs office I said that I have no way of knowing it was actually a legitimate Health Unit that called me. They have not responded to that part yet.
Everyone I've spoken to has been very polite and patient. It's like polite tyranny...
That is exactly how this brand of tyranny is shaping up.
I don't believe in masks at all but I'm curious if you were wearing one during these work "exposures".
Just trying to figure out this game with revolving rules.
Not the entire time. There was a physical component that requires us to have our masks off for a few hours, plus they were off while eating or drinking throughout the day.
I have family across the country who tell me shit is going down like this.
I keep warning people in NS this is happening but they just laugh it off like its conspiracy and shove their heads up their ass.
I'll be distancing from now on JUST to avoid being pulled into this retarded shit or having to talk with these brainwashed retards.
Hope you pull through this Fuckery ?
Thanks man. Its definitely happening. My friends are all telling me that I'm just complaining and it's for the safety of other people and to make the most of it. I feel like I'm the only one I know who thinks this is utter bullshit.
There's a lot of people out there that knows this is bullshit. We are lucky to have places like this and even the comment section on Rebel News videos gives me hope. I think we are approaching a breaking point soon. The politicians better have an escape plan in Minecraft...
This place is soon as some far right sanctuary, but it feels like a place of logic and sanity to me. I'm glad the mods shifted away from reddit.
(For anyone jumping into this thread)
In NB they have 111 active cases and are Mandated to wear masks at all times when they are OUTSIDE or face a fine. They have enforcement out looking.
In NS we have 117 active cases and have Lisa Barett (Chief Medical Resident at Dalhousie University) gone rogue and performing pop up rapid testing all over Halifax and surrounding area to try and boost the numbers up. She just appeared out of nowhere to do this, no contact or endorsement from our Premier or Chief Medical Officer for the Province. She is on a mission to try and get our numbers up.
and no one says anything about it.
And the government wonders why people hang up on contact tracers
I know that you had to get the test for work, but this is why i would never get tested voluntarily. There’s no treatment for Covid, so a positive test will just result in a forced 14-day quarantine. Why, then, would anybody get tested voluntarily? If you’re violently ill, go to the hospital. If not, take care of yourself like you would when you get the flu.
That's exactly how I feel too, but when it came down to "get tested or dont get paid" I didn't have much choice. Then i got tested and they locked me down anyway.
It’s the result of politicians deferring to bureaucrats and not taking control of the process for fear of future election results. Ford will hide behind his chief of health and let him run rampant so that it doesn’t look so bad for him. Meanwhile Kenny pushes back, and do the media releases secret tapes and makes him look bad and prints non stop Kenny bad articles.
Authoritarianism sucks.
And they called Trump the fascist hah
Leave your phone inside; how are they gonna know?
Good idea.
I'm on Ontario and although I am rural, I live unfortunately close to an OPP station.
You clearly didn't read my post. I was placed under lockdown regardless of any testing.
Dude ... you don't have to make shit up.
First off, you don't know my situation. Second, whether I choose or need to hunt to for food is my choice. Third, if that's your takeaway from my experience then you are a little bitch and aren't worth my time.
You don't need to, you want to hunt. That's the difference.
Confirmed that your only takeaway is "want vs need" and you are a little bitch. Move along.
You won't move along if Dougie Ford will fine you $5k for your "need" to hunt.
Cry more.
I'm not the person here writing an essay about his Covid test.
I knew you'd cry more lmao. You're not worth my time, bye little bitch.
Lots a value to the two people who buy them in Ontario, but I don't expect urbanites like you to know this.
I'll take your word for it.
Don't be a Vancouverite-type faggot.
The guy probably owns hundreds of acres of land, if not thousands. That doesn't make him wealthy, it just means he has a big mortgage.
Even if he has the COVID bullshit, he obviously ain't gonna transmit it to a dead deer in a quarter-section of his farm.
Thanks for your reply and offer to come hunt for me. I've been out since 630 waiting for deer, and I'll be out all day and again tomorrow until I get one... call the cops.
Yes do let us know if the cops show up, we will come and wait with bats, axes, hammers, guns and whatever else we have at hand. This needs to stop.
Thanks for the support.
I think you're on to something..
A judge in Ontario recently sided against Adamson BBQ and in favor of Toronto Public Health (the case hasn't been decided yet but the judge said that Adam Skelly's behaviour was a danger to public health during his bail hearing. So it's obvious what decision is going to be made in January when Skelly returns to court). Judges here in Canada routinely wipe their ass with the Charter.
I've learned that rights need to be protected or they will be slowly eroded, and nobody is protecting them right now.
Here’s the way I see it. As Englishmen (and I mean this in the broadest of terms) we are born with certain immutable, natural rights granted by god. The crown, as god’s representative on earth should thus be dissolving parliament, and protecting our rights. Unfortunately the Liberals’ predecessors, the Whigs saw to ending any kind of intervention from the crown.
Amazing, thanks for sharing that.
I hope so..
They locked me down based on potential exposure though; it wasn't even because of the testing. That's what makes this extra infuriating.
Please do share. Feel free to ask if there are any questions.