Stay home. It’s a simple message Manitoba’s premier and chief provincial public health officer have reiterated for weeks but not everyone is listening. “This is disrespectful to each other,” Premier Brian Pallister said. “This is not what good citizenship looks like.” The premier made the comments after social distancing questions were asked by Global News during a Wednesday afternoon news conference.
On multiple occasions, and at different locations, Global News cameras observed groups of young people still playing basketball, football and gathering in large groups around the city.
On Tuesday evening, groups of young men were running drills on a football field in St. Vital and holding an impromptu football practice. “Listen carefully,