N.S. premier, top doctor blast those disobeying COVID-19 rules Halifax-based privacy lawyer David Fraser says he’s not surprised.“Many people have said, and people I respect lots say, you can’t police your way out of a pandemic.
The punitive approach shouldn’t be the first approach and so I prefer obviously the education,” he said.But at the same time, he says he’s “sympathetic” as a member of the community to the kind of “outrage” people might have about those not adhering to restrictions.“People should understand kind of the stakes are higher with this new variant, with more people getting sick quicker, younger people getting sick quicker and ending up in hospital,” he said.“So this is this is serious business.