i think this is an abuse of power, legally speaking.

the legislation that they are citing to enact this order is intended for small scale quarantines of the population, not to bring in sweeping rules and restrictions. the legislation allows for quarantine rules to apply to a "class" of the population; what the health unit is doing is labeling the entire population a class of itself, which may work in an introductory algebra course, but is an abuse of the concept when applied to applying abstract legislation to real-life use. this legislation was never meant for this purpose.

further, the grounds of applying this kind of legislation at all are at best questionable. while the virus does clearly pose heightened risks for understood segments of the population, the question of proportionality, here, is very relevant. is this a reasonable step to take given the actual risk that exists?

i think i have enough supplies to last me a week or two, i just need to double check my meds in the morning.

as noted previously, i am not expecting this to be adhered to or enforced. but, i want to understand what reality actually is before i dive into it.

https://www.wechu.org/sites/default/files/create-resource/class-action-order-face-coverings-wec-june-2020.pdf?mc_cid=99ac203490&mc_eid=97a466ded0