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My husband, a dual citizen, returned to Toronto a few days ago after 10 days in Pittsburgh. There were no restrictions or requirements whatsoever when he entered the U.S. Coming back was another story; he had to get a COVID test before he left the U.S. and show the results at the border, where he was given another test and a test kit to use on day 8 of his return; a courier will drop by to pick it up. He had a call from the government reminding him of his 14-day quarantine; apparently, someone can call or even visit at any time to make sure he stays put. Adding other requirements would seem like overkill to me; a 3-day quarantine in a hotel would be mostly useless considering the incubation period of the virus.

I wasn't reassured when he told me his mother had a couple of friends over while he was there, but everyone had already been vaccinated weeks before, and he himself got his second Pfizer shot (which was free, unlike his $125 pre-departure COVID test). I had to flee to a hotel before he came back since I had a medical test and couldn't be in contact with anyone who had traveled.
 
Walked through Riverdale Park East with the fam today. I can’t believe that each of these groupings consists of people from one household. Who’s enforcing these rules?

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Richard White said:
Admiral you can't expect people to not leave their homes.
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Of course. We were certainly out.... but you won’t find me congregating with anyone from outside my household until the lockdown is up. This morning I rode my motorcycle solo for four hours to Port Perry, Uxbridge and Musselman’s Lake. That’s the extent of it, either hanging with the immediate family or out on a solo bicycle or motorcycle ride.
 
Admiral Beez said:
Walked through Riverdale Park East with the fam today. I can’t believe that each of these groupings consists of people from one household. Who’s enforcing these rules?

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The "family" groups look MORE than 2 metres apart. That's also why they should allow tennis and golf, because most of the participants would be more than 2 metres apart.

The 2 metre apart lineups for getting vaccinations look closer together than the people in the park.
 
Hanging out in a park with a small socially distanced group is among the safest things you can do right now from an epidemiological perspective. The risk of outdoor transmission is negligible unless you're packed tightly in a crowd with no wind. The public health guidance here doesn't reflect the latest science. In this case, it's the rules that are bad, not the behaviour.
 
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