Ontario municipal governments and Medical Officers of Health are implementing or announcing intentions to implement mandatory face mask policies.
OCLA’s position opposing mandatory use of face masks in the general population was expressed in our June 21, 2020 letter (en français ici) to the Director General of the World Health Organization.
This post contains links to OCLA’s letters to Ontario municipal officials opposing mandatory face masks. We will also publish responses we have received.
Letters to municipal authorities:
- 2020-06-27: OCLA letter to the Mayor of Markham and York Regional Council
- 2020-06-27: OCLA letter to the Kingston, Frontenace, Lennox & Addington Medical Officer of Health and Council Members
- 2020-06-27: OCLA letter to the Mayor of Kitchener and Waterloo Regional Council
- 2020-06-29: OCLA letter to the Ottawa Medical Officer of Health, Mayor of Ottawa, and Ottawa City Council
- 2020-07-02: OCLA letter to the Mayor of Hamilton and Hamilton City Council
- 2020-07-02: OCLA letter to the Mayor of Toronto and Toronto City Council
- 2020-07-19: OCLA letter to the Simcoe Muskoka Medical Officer of Health and Simcoe County Council
Responses:
- 2020-06-27: Response from Kingston Councillor Jim Neill
- 2020-06-27: Response from North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins
- 2020-06-28: Response from Waterloo Region Councillor Sean Strickland
- 2020-06-29: Response from Kingston Councillor Jeff McLaren
- 2020-06-29: Response from Kingston Councillor Wayne Hill
- 2020-06-29: Email from Amanda Donato to York Regional Council
- 2020-06-30: Emails from Professor Adèle Mercier to Kingston Council (1, 2, 3)
- 2020-06-30: Email from Sarah Warry-Poljanski to Hamilton Council
- 2020-07-02: Response to Sarah Warry-Poljanski from Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger
- 2020-07-03: Response from Toronto Councillor Gord Perks
- 2020-07-03: Response from Hamilton Councillor John-Paul Danko (Note: Mr. Danko’s response links to this presentation to City Council by Hamilton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson)
- 2020-07-04: Email from Corinne Allan to Kingston Councillor Rob Hutchison
- 2020-07-05: Response from Kingston Councillor Rob Hutchison to Corinne Allan
- 2020-07-05: Email from Professor Darryl Davies to OCLA copying Ottawa Councillors Keith Egli and Shawn Menard (Note: Prof. Davies’ email refers to this article in the London Daily Mail)
- 2020-07-06: Anonymous letter to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Councillors
- 2020-07-06: Email from Rosemary Kuzmich to Niagara Region Mayors, Councillors, and Medical Officer of Health
- 2020-07-06: Email from Robert Graham to Durham Region Assistant Medical Officer of Health Dr. Pepi McTavish and response from Dr. McTavish
- 2020-07-08: “Should Masks Be Mandatory in Hamilton?” Statement by Hamilton Councillor John-Paul Danko
- 2020-07-08: Email from Sarah Warry-Poljanski to Hamilton Council re: Councillor Danko’s Statement
- 2020-07-08: Email from James Topp to Kingston Councillors
- 2020-07-08: Email from Franziska Nonnenmann to Toronto Councillors
- 2020-07-09: Response from Waterloo Region Councillor Karen Redman
- 2020-07-09: Response from Toronto Mayor John Tory to Franziska Nonnenmann
- 2020-07-09: Response from Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow to Franziska Nonnenmann
- 2020-07-10: Email from Ron Brodeur to Kingston Medical Officer of Health
- 2020-07-11: Email from Professor Adèle Mercier to Kingston Medical Officer of Health and Council
- 2020-07-11: Response to Adèle Mercier from North Frontenace Mayor Ron Higgins and reply from Prof. Mercier
- 2020-07-13: Additional response to Adèle Mercier from North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins and reply from Prof. Mercier
- 2020-07-13: Response to Darryl Davies from Ottawa Public Health and reply from Prof. Davies
- 2020-07-13: Response to Darryl Davies from Ottawa Councillor Keith Egli and reply from Prof. Davies
- 2020-07-15: Letter from Jennifer Barr to Simcoe County Council
- 2020-07-17: Response to Lynn Davis from Renfrew County Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Cushman
- 2020-07-23: Response from Ottawa Public Health
- 2020-07-27: Response from Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson
- 2020-10-15: Email from Sarah Warry-Poljanski to Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger and response by Mr. Eisenberger
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