n force since July 2020, the masking rule expired at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday
Quebec was the first province in Canada to impose a mask mandate after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and on Saturday, it became the last province to allow residents to go maskless in most indoor public places.
Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday that some Quebecers will continue masking in public and their personal choice should be respected. The Association des Patients Immunodéficients du Québec says that while many people might feel society is getting back to normal, that’s not the case for everyone.
Griffin said he will spend the coming weeks figuring out how to safely travel to doctor’s appointments. At a minimum, he said, the province should have kept mandatory masking for essential services like grocery stores and pharmacies. “We won’t play police, but we’d like for people to wear a mask,” Bolduc said in an interview. “Our staff will also continue to wear it.”
“If people decide to wear a mask, it’s absolutely fine,” Lyle said. “It’s everyone’s personal choice at that point.”