{"id":443735,"date":"2021-04-22T21:20:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T01:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=443735"},"modified":"2021-04-22T21:20:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T01:20:50","slug":"i-am-sorry-ontario-premier-doug-ford-tearfully-apologizes-after-draconian-lockdown-order-prompts-fierce-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-sorry-ontario-premier-doug-ford-tearfully-apologizes-after-draconian-lockdown-order-prompts-fierce-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Am Sorry\u2019: Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tearfully Apologizes After Draconian Lockdown Order Prompts Fierce Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-am-sorry-ontario-premier-doug-ford-tearfully-apologizes-after-draconian-lockdown-order-prompts-fierce-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=443735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3385.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Ontario Premier Doug Ford emotionally apologized to residents of the Canadian province Thursday after his government had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-police-random-spot-checks-1.5991872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">roll back<\/a> its strict lockdown orders and enhanced police powers after they were met with furious backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast Friday, in response to extremely troubling modeling that told us we could see well over 15,000 cases a day, we moved fast to put measures in place to reduce mobility, but we moved too fast,\u201d Ford said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nA3LIchTekQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtual press conference<\/a>\u00a0that lasted more than 25 minutes. \u201cAnd I know that some of those measures, especially around enforcement, they went too far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply put, we got it wrong,\u201d continued Ford, who broadcast from isolation after having been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. \u201cWe made a mistake. These decisions, they left a lot of people very concerned. In fact, they left a lot of people angry and upset. I know we got it wrong. I know we made a mistake. And for that, I\u2019m sorry and I sincerely apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford later went on to choke up remembering stories he had heard of Ontarians who, because of COVID-19 restrictions in hospitals, were unable to hold the hands of loved ones as they died.<\/p>\n<p>Claiming he was deferring to the experts around him, Ford said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry we acted too quick on the measures. All I hear is, \u2018limit mobility, limit mobility,\u2019 and we moved too quick. But anytime, if I make a mistake, I correct it immediately, which we did on the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd again, the reason I\u2019m here and I\u2019m apologizing [is] because we moved too quick, with having people being pulled over, per se, you call it carding, but I want to tell the people of Ontario, I\u2019ve never, ever directed the police. I never have, I never will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premier Doug Ford gets emotional and apologizes for missteps\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtYH-BoSWck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ford and his cabinet were faced with swift public outcry after they clamped down even on playgrounds and granted police the power to stop Ontarians at\u00a0random, ask why they were not at home, and demand their address. Even members of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.5993254\/this-doctor-almost-quit-ontario-s-covid-19-scientific-advisory-table-over-ford-s-response-1.5993370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denounced<\/a> the measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he decisions came amid panic over the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/1.5990969\">latest modelling for the pandemic<\/a>\u00a0and fears that Ford\u2019s approval among voters would suffer badly if he was not seen to be taking action,\u201d according to various sources close to the government who spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/doug-ford-ontario-covid-19-news-conference-1.5997521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Yahoo News <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/covid-19-ontario-restrictions-stay-at-home-order-vaccine-203418153.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> regarding Ontario\u2019s controversial restrictions:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"38\">\n<p><em><strong>Effective Saturday, April 17, 2021<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Outdoor gatherings are limited to your immediate household only, but people who live alone can still join with one other household. All non-essential construction project are also being halted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The province is restricting all outdoor recreational amenities, including golf courses, basketball courts, soccer fields and playgrounds, on the same date.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Capacity in big-box retailers is being reduce further to 25 per cent capacity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Effective Monday, April 19, 2021<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Capacity at places of worship, weddings and funerals will be capped to maximum of 10 people indoors or outdoors, but drive-in services are permitted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Check points will be introduced at all interprovincial borders, limiting access to border crossing between Ontario, and Manitoba and Quebec, with exceptions for work, medical care, transposition of goods or exercising Indigenous treaty rights.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ford had earlier acknowledged openly that Ontario had \u201cimplemented the strictest measures in all of North America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.591176470588\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lincoln Jay travelled to Gravenhurst, Ontario to investigate the incident involving the 12-year-old boy who was shoved off his scooter by an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was enforcing COVID restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>FULL REPORT from LincolnMJay: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ByBT0aOtBd\">https:\/\/t.co\/ByBT0aOtBd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iJSdsInLAA\">pic.twitter.com\/iJSdsInLAA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebelNewsOnline\/status\/1385255199674089478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/protesters-who-issued-sos-signal-across-u-s-ontario-border-slapped-with-criminal-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protesters Who Issued \u2018SOS\u2019 Signal Across U.S.-Ontario Border Slapped With Criminal Charges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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