Tag: Mask mandate

Ottawa’s Largest School Board Reinstates Mask Mandate With Immediate Effect

Ottawa’s largest school board says masks are now mandatory for students, staff, and visitors in all schools and buildings. In an email Wednesday, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) told parents that its board of trustees has passed a motion Tuesday evening, requiring all staff, students from kindergarten to Grade 12, volunteers, and visitors to…


Ontario Resists Reimposing Mask Mandate as Sixth Wave Underway

Ontario’s top doctor said on Monday that the province is going through a sixth wave of the pandemic, but he said the mask mandate won’t be reinstated at this time and emphasized the low risk children face from the virus. “It is clear that we are in the sixth wave of this pandemic driven by…


NYC Lawyer Fired After Questioning Mayor Erik Adams on Mask Mandate for Toddlers

A New York City attorney was fired from her law department job on Monday after she reportedly had misrepresented herself as a journalist in order to question Mayor Erik Adams on a mask mandate for children aged 2 to 4. Daniela Jampel, who had worked as an assistant corporation counsel at the NYC Law Department…


NYC Lawyer Fired After Questioning Mayor Eric Adams on Mask Mandate for Toddlers

A New York City attorney was fired from her law department job on Monday after she reportedly had misrepresented herself as a journalist in order to question Mayor Eric Adams on a mask mandate for children aged 2 to 4. Daniela Jampel, who had worked as an assistant corporation counsel at the NYC Law Department…


20 States Join Florida in Suing Over Mask Mandates on Planes, Public Transport

Seeking to end a federal government mandate that requires people using public transportation to wear masks, Florida’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on March 29 representing 21 states that want the order halted. The 14-month mask mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “unlawful,” attorney general Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis…


9 Flight Attendants File Lawsuit Against CDC Over Federal Transportation Mask Mandate

In the wake of a lawsuit recently filed by 10 airline pilots, nine flight attendants have filed suit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the ongoing federal transportation mask mandate. The 61-page complaint (pdf), filed March 24 in the U.S. District…


Leaders of 10 Major US Airlines Call on Biden to Drop Mask Mandates, Pre-Departure Testing Requirements

The advocacy group Airlines for America issued President Joe Biden a letter demanding the end of mask mandates for transportation, and other COVID-19 requirements, such as pre-departure testing for international flights. The letter from the group’s board of directors was signed by the leaders of 10 major U.S. airlines, including American Airlines, United Airlines Holdings, Delta…


Ontario Lifts Mask Mandate for Most Public Spaces

Ontarians no longer need to wear masks in schools, retail settings, and most other public places starting today. Premier Doug Ford thanked residents in a Twitter post on March 21, saying their cooperation has led Ontario to this new stage of exiting the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today marks an important milestone in our fight with COVID….


JPMorgan Repeals CCP Virus Measures

JPMorgan Chase announced on Monday that it would be repealing the protective measures instituted to fight the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in the workplace, including mandatory masking, vaccines, and testing. The largest bank in the United States, JPMorgan Chase & Co, made the announcement to its employees via a company-wide memo. “Effective immediately, masking…


Senate Votes to Lift Mask Mandate for Public Transport

The U.S. Senate voted to pass a resolution to repeal a mask mandate on airplanes and other public transport on Tuesday, drawing a quick veto threat from the White House. The vote to overturn the public health order was 57–40. The order has been in place since soon after President Joe Biden took office in January 2021….