Ontario’s Opposition Leader, Andrea Horwath, is calling on the province to implement a “circuit-breaker-style” program to slow the spread of COVID-19 in hotspots.
Horwath says that the provincial government should pay businesses to undergo a targeted, two-week Modified Stage 1 period which would act like a circuit-breaker, severing the chains of transmission.
“Step one of saving people’s jobs and the economy is crushing the virus,” said Horwath. “Doug Ford is cancelling public health protections too fast. He’s putting people’s lives and health at risk under the false pretense that it helps businesses.”
Horwath says that some businesses have been closed with no financial help, like banquet halls. She adds that other businesses, like restaurants and bar, have been “given conditions that many say set them up for financial failure.”
“Municipal leaders in Toronto and Peel are trying to fix Ford’s mistakes, but we need a coordinated, logical and funded approach, not a patchwork,” she continued. “Without it, Ford is condemning us to live with COVID longer, and risking this virus spreading into regions that have been relatively safe, so far.”
If you have found a spelling error, please, notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter.
<!–
end of .navigation –>
