Grits keep harassment probe under wraps

Plus: Williams passes the torch and a so-con fight in St. Catharines

Good Friday morning. This is Queen’s Park Observer.

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Pat yourself on the back, Ontario — as heavily rumoured, Step 2 of the reopening plan kicks off a couple days earlier than anticipated on June 30 — and “it’s because of you,” said outgoing top doc DAVID WILLIAMS, lauding folks for getting vaccinated and doing their part to rein in Covid case counts and hospitalizations.

Mullets, be gone: Barbers, nail salons, indoor gatherings and shopping malls will spring back to life — at broader capacity limits than were initially laid out when the government released its framework last month. For instance, hair salons will still be subject to 25 per cent capacity, but they’re no longer limited to five patrons, something the long-shuttered industry had pushed for.

21-day countdown to Step 3: Despite the province already blowing past its vaccination markers to enter the third and final phase, the PCs are sticking to the 21-day timeline for now. Williams cited the Delta variant — poin…