I don't think you appreciate just how oppressive and outright stupid the restrictions were in some areas. > We just went to a park or walk. At one point, such

I don't think you appreciate just how oppressive and outright stupid the restrictions were in some areas. > We just went to a park or walk. At one point, such venues were closed across an entire Canadian province with a population of about 14,000,000 people at the time. To give a sense of scale, that population would make Ontario the 5th-most-populous US state, if it were one. "Ontario closes all playgrounds, sports facilities and off-leash dog parks" https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-closes-all-playgrounds-sports-facilities-and-off-leash-dog-parks-1.4875261 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-closes-all-playgrounds-sp... A trip to the park or engaging in outdoor activity could have easily resulted in steep fines in much of Canada. Here are some examples of such incidents: "Coronavirus: Oakville, Ont., family hit with $880 ticket after going rollerblading" https://globalnews.ca/news/6810568/coronavirus-oakville-ontario-rollarblading-fine/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6810568/coronavirus-oakville-onta... "Britannia man fined $880 while walking dog through Britannia Park" https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/britannia-man-fined-880-while-walking-dog-through-britannia-park https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/britannia-man-fine... "First Winnipeg public health ticket handed out to scofflaw skateboarder" https://globalnews.ca/news/6895000/first-winnipeg-public-health-scofflaw-skateboarder/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6895000/first-winnipeg-public-hea... "Chin-ups in the park net Toronto man $880 fine as provinces enforce stricter measures" https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/chin-ups-in-the-park-net-toronto-man-880-fine-as-provinces-enforce-stricter-measures-1.4897392 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/chin-ups-in-the-pa... "Coronavirus: Man fined $750 for playing basketball in Kitchener park" https://globalnews.ca/news/6783242/kitchener-basketball-man-fined-coronavirus-covid-19/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6783242/kitchener-basketball-man-... "Dartmouth man who went to Shubie Park fined for violating state of emergency regulations" https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/dartmouth-man-who-went-to-shubie-park-fined-for-violating-state-of-emergency-regulations-1.4875765 https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/dartmouth-man-who-went-to-shubie...