Out of hand

Dear Editor:

An open letter to public health officials.

The mandatory mask debate is getting out of hand.

Now, in Wellington County, I have to wear a mask? Just as cases are declining?

If you want to make people wear masks to protect their health, why not do it three months ago when the pandemic was ravaging across the globe? Not now, when cases are declining across the provinces. The economy is trying to reopen and the mask law is keeping business out of Wellington and Guelph. The only other municipality to require masks is one located in Quebec, that had thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths.

The math doesn’t add up. I for one will be doing all shopping outside of Wellington. Its a shame, I want to support my small business after being shut down, but the media frenzy has forced a wide blanket over a large area without asking the thoughts of any citizens.

Mike Swan, Guelph