Published Monday, May 10, 2021 1:20PM EDT The Toronto Board of Health is calling on the provincial government to reverse its decision to close outdoor amenities under the Reopening Ontario Act amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At a meeting on Monday, members of board voted unanimously in favour of a motion to request that the Ford government lift the ban on outdoor recreation facilities, which have been closed for nearly a month. Speaking to CP24 on Monday, Ward 12 Coun. Josh Matlow called the restrictions on outdoor amenities “absurd” and “counter to the interests of the public.” “They don t make sense. They don t make sense from a public policy perspective, certainly they are not backed by any science-based advice that I m a aware of.”
Top doctors in Toronto, Ottawa and Peel calling on Ford government to reimplement stay-at-home order
by The Canadian Press
Posted Apr 5, 2021 9:37 pm EDT
People get exercise outside on the lake shore path along Lake Ontario in Toronto on April 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The top doctors of three COVID-19 hot spots in Ontario are urging the province to impose tougher restrictions, including a stay-at-home order, to address a surge in new infections.
The chief medical officers of health for Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa made the recommendations in a letter to Dr. David Williams, the province’s top doctor.
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