Montrealers will now turn the page to another chapter on the COVID-19 pandemic.
The administration said in a statement Thursday that it would not renew the local state of emergency after May 19. In concrete terms, various operations related to the application of health measures mandated by the Quebec government can be carried out according to regular administrative processes.he wrote.
The City requests, among other things, the high vaccination rate at the improvement of the situation associated with COVID-19 generally to justify the non-renewal of this major pandemic fight measure, which has been applied to the entire Montreal unification since December 21, 2021.
It mimics in a way the Legault government, which introduced a bill aimed at retaining certain specific powers by ending the state of health emergency, which extends to the entire territory of Quebec. The legislative document has not yet been adopted by the National Assembly.
However: all indicators dropped in Quebec, rejoicing in public health, which confirmed last week that the mask was no longer mandatory in most indoor public spaces on Saturday.
One measurement was repeated 30 times
Framed by Civil Protection Actthe local state of emergency gives municipalities that take advantage of it special powers, such as control access to lanes or traffic territories where ask for help from any citizen who can help the staff deployed.
This measure is valid for a maximum period of five days, during which it must be renewed-made for the 30th consecutive time, Wednesday morning, at the weekly meeting of the executive committee of the City of Montreal. , and logically needs to be redone on the 31st and last time before May 19th.
The local state of emergency was first declared on March 27, 2020, at the very beginning of the pandemic. It was removed in a wave trough, 17 months later, in August 2021.
The opposition is demanding accountability
Still under Civil Protection Actthe Plante administration will now have six months to deliver a event report evaluating the local state of emergency.
The Ensemble Montréal party, which forms the official opposition at City Hall, is however demanding public liability from the month of June before the municipal council.
Its members want the head of the Montreal Civil Security Center, Annick Maletto, and the Chief of the Fire Safety Department, Richard Liebmann, who is also the civil security coordinator of the agglomeration, to report on the actions taken in the past six that month.
More details are next.
Source: Radio-Canada
