{"id":21117,"date":"2021-04-29T21:55:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T00:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=21117"},"modified":"2021-04-29T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T00:55:13","slug":"premier-says-government-ready-to-do-more-on-covid19-rule-breakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=21117","title":{"rendered":"Premier says government ready to do more on COVID19 rule breakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FALL RIVER:<\/strong> The province of Nova Scotia is ready to crack down more on those who flout the Public Health Measures, but they would rather not, the Premier said on April 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the question period from reporters, The Laker News asked Premier Iain Rankin if they determined the increase in fines from $1,000 to $2,000 for a first offence wasn\u2019t working, what options existed for the province to do more against those rule breakers who didn\u2019t follow the guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Rankin answered they wish to focus more on a collective effort of good will among residents to follow the guidelines, for the betterment of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to be somewhat reasonable with the fine amount but doubling it we thought would send a strong message to those we know were flaunting the rules as if it didn\u2019t matter to them,\u201d said Rankin on April 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video from the April 26 COVID19 briefing. Premier Rankin&#8217;s response at 0:40. <em><strong>Video edited by Dagley Media.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pat Healey from The Laker News on the NS COVID-19 Update (04-26-2021)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJR0IwjiqGM?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<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to focus as much on enforcement as we do the collective that we all can play are part. I think most Nova Scotians are doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the province felt they needed to have stronger consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe felt we needed a bit more of stronger of a deterrent,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we need to increase it again, we will, but we will see how this goes so far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;30&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;123&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;] FALL RIVER: The province of Nova Scotia is ready to crack down more on those who flout the Public Health Measures, but they would rather not, the Premier said on April 26. 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