Brief thread on tomorrow’s special meeting of #wpgpoli council …
There are two actionable components to the motion.
The first: “Be it resolved that the City of Winnipeg Council expects immediate compliance with all applicable laws; including those related to traffic and noise bylaws.”
Under normal circumstances, this is what would be known informally as a symbolic motion.
Council often passes resolutions about things its members consider a public good - say, the worldwide peace efforts - without expecting the motion to have an effect …
- A Winnipeg woman in her 50s
- 2 Winnipeg men in their 60s (one at Grace Hospital unit 3 South)
- 4 Winnipeg men in their 70s (one at Concordia Hospital, unit N3)
- A Winnipeg woman in her 70s
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Anti-restrictions protestors have responded to Winnipeg's mayor.
From their statement:
"We have taken a proactive approach to ensure the protest is both peaceful and respectful. Our Code of Conduct requests trucks and drivers limit noise between the hours of 9 p.m. & 9 a.m."
"During daytime hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., we ask participants to honk for only 2 minutes at the top of every hour, with short intermittent honking also allowed."
The code of conduct:
"We denounce any racist or hateful speech, signs, flags, etc.
"Bad actors (including anyone contravening #1) will be immediately reported to the authorities and asked to leave our area ...
Dr. Marcia Anderson with the First Nations pandemic response team says BIPOC are under-represented among people with three #COVID19 vaccine doses but over-represented so far for pediatric doses.
Anderson says risk of breakthrough infections is higher among BIPOC communities.
Anderson says unlike earlier in the pandemic, Black, Indigenous and people of colour did not get COVID in disproportionate numbers in the fall of 2021.
Thanks to high vaccine uptake, the infection burden shifted to people who identify as white.