Christmas shopping full of uncertainty as restrictions coming, variant raging
CTV
It's the final weekend before Christmas, and there are worries on the streets of Montreal that the new Omicron variant may disrupt last-minute dashes to a boutique for a gift.
At Quartier Dix-30 on Montreal's South Shore, staff was ready for an onslaught of shoppers, but as of mid-day on Sunday, it was surprisingly quiet.
"I don't understand what has happened today because it's a beautiful day, so I (was) sure they would have more people than that," said one shopper.
On Monday, stores and shopping centres go to half capacity, part of a slew of new public health restrictions announced last week to try to curb the current wave of COVD-19 infections.
"With the restrictions that are coming in, I thought people would be getting their last 'let's get out before the Monday new restrictions come out', so that actually adds to the shock that there's not more people here," said a shopper.
