But the next day, he was shocked when he saw the list of businesses deemed essential and allowed to remain open. Based on several of the categories, Martin determined that his company would be considered essential under the government’s rules. Martin joins a chorus of people, including Toronto’s chief medical officer of health, who have implored the provincial government to further cut its list of essential businesses. Among other categories on the list of essential businesses, Martin said Unicell would easily fit with No. The Ontario Construction Consortium also reiterated its call this week for the province to suspend construction across Ontario for 14 days.

Source: thestar April 02, 2020 19:41 UTC