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VIDEO: Toronto woman sparks outrage after refusing to wear a mask in hospital

A video taken and posted by a Toronto woman is sparking outrage online.

Letitia Montana entered the emergency department at St. Joseph’s Hospital for a “suspected broken finger,” according to the Twitter post she shared.

The only problem is that Montana was not wearing a face mask, and refused to put one on.

She chose to film the incident, where she can be heard asking the nurse if she will be denied service for not wearing a mask.

The nurse replies, ”that is correct.”

Montana said that after the recorded exchange, the hospital staff told her to leave and called three security guards to escort her out of the building.

The video has over five million views, and has resulted in many people sharing their views on the woman’s actions, including from Ben Stiller.


Montana has since defended her actions, saying that, “I will not endanger my own life or that of my son to comply to the demands of some politicians.”

“How easy it is for some of you to judge,” she said. “The few times I put a mask on I could hardly breathe especially with the hot summer heat. This has led me to do research on them and what I learned from the science is that they do compromise your health in more ways than one.”

Toronto has implemented a bylaw that makes face coverings mandatory in all indoor spaces, starting Tuesday.



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