Thank you for your question, Mr. Thériault.
It is important to be concerned about the variants, because they could completely change the dynamics of the epidemic. Currently, the number of cases and hospitalizations is going down, but everything could change if the variants become dominant.
That being the case, I do not feel that this is the time to relax the precautionary measures we have taken up to now. In Quebec, some loosening during the school break week was allowed, but we are all a little frightened that it may subsequently cause a new spike in cases.
In my opinion, we should not continue in that direction. Instead, we should continue to restrict gatherings as much as possible until we have a critical mass of people who have been vaccinated.