B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says a group of protesters calling for an end to physical distancing restrictions are “attempting to promote themselves” and are promoting “marginal views.” Dix was responding to a viral video showing a group of about 12 to 15 people gathering closely together on a Vancouver street over the weekend in an attempt to protest measures put in place by the province. “Vancouverites aren’t drinking the Kool-aid,” Dan Dicks said in the video.
Dicks posted the video on Sunday and has been viewed more than 2.2 million times by Monday evening. Dix says a vast majority of British Columbians are following the rules and this is an example of a few people seeking attention. “I think we’ve seen, in the past number of weeks,