The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says the root of the problem is insurance. ...
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‘Ayes to the right, nays to the left’: Your Question Period briefing
What was asked in Question Period on Tuesday, June 16. ...
‘It’s as simple as that’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Premier Doug Ford encouraged Ontarians to shop local and wear a mask. ...
Ford government seeks to overhaul home care, but overlooked it in COVID-19 response: committee testimony
Home-care providers were testifying at a committee studying legislation that would overhaul their sector. ...
Ontario planning to improve flawed systems, report COVID-19 test results faster
The province plans to release a contact tracing plan that will include 'improving systems and facilitating faster reporting' of COVID-19 results. ...
Rate of COVID-19 three times higher in Ontario’s non-white neighbourhoods: Public Health Ontario
The report comes as public health experts have criticized the province for failing to collect race-based information about individual COVID-19 cases. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Featuring IPC Brian Beamish
QP Briefing wishes the commissioner all the best in his coming retirement. ...
‘This is a pandemic, it does strange things for people’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Ford called out two rural mayors who staged a protest by getting haircuts. ...
Toronto calls on Ford government to implement ‘efficient system’ for transferring COVID-19 information, ‘clear’ testing strategy
Toronto's Board of Health and chief medical officer are calling on the province to shore up two weaknesses in its pandemic response. ...
Ford vows to fix ‘antiquated’ systems holding back Ontario’s COVID-19 response
Ford liken the pandemic to an "inferno" and said the province has been focussed on putting fires out. ...