The difference is in jurisdictional authority? Inner-provincial policy is mandated by the Ontario government and does not enter into federal politics. As to sc

The difference is in jurisdictional authority? Inner-provincial policy is mandated by the Ontario government and does not enter into federal politics. As to scientific or not science, the science is in. Vaccines reduce the spread and severity of COVID and governments generally attempt to mitigate the risk of dangerous things happening to their people needlessly. Why are mandates constantly changing? Look to the knowledge available to the decision makers when they set policy. Most governments try to thread the needle between positive economic and health outcomes, but to be sure, nobody know the right answer. All decisions have consequences.