PCs trounce rivals in Q3 fundraising
Plus: An emergency meeting over restaurant capacity
ABOVE THE FOLD
Breaking overnight — Sources tell me Tourism Minister LISA MACLEOD is slated to lead an emergency government meeting this morning to discuss the situation around restaurant capacity. “Changes coming,” texted one insider.
While details are scant, the meeting comes as the Ford government takes flak from the restaurant industry after it lifted capacity caps for certain other venues where vaccine passports are in effect.
It’s back to full capacity for movie theatres, concert venues, and sports arenas — but bars and restaurants are still required to space indoor diners two metres apart. The government has said that’s because it’s a higher risk setting, given there’s prolonged close contact in an enclosed space where masks are removed for most of your stay.
FUNDRAISING WATCH: TORIES ON TOP IN Q3
Fundraising numbers are starting to roll in for the third quarter — which runs from July 1 to September 30 — and the ruling PC Party is again leading the pa…