Doug Ford dissolves Legislature, Ontario election campaigning starts tomorrow
At the request of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell has dissolved the Legislature so that a general election can take place on June 2, 2022. Campaigning starts tomorrow.
Ontario ending vaccine mandate for government workers
An internal announcement from the Ontario government indicates the government plans to end its vaccine mandate for its over 60,000-strong workforce by April 4.
Ontario may lift restrictions following Ford’s maskless debacle
Premier Doug Ford announced that there might be some “positive news” regarding lockdowns and restrictions next week, only one day after he was chastised for breaking his own mask rules.
Nearly half of all COVID hospitalizations in Ontario are incidental, not caused by COVID
The Ontario government released its most recent data on COVID hospitalizations, showing that 46 per cent of all COVID-positive patients counted as a COVID hospitalization aren’t even in the hospital for COVID.
Ontario breaks COVID hospitalization record by testing people hospitalized with other illnesses
The Ontario government is using record-breaking hospitalizations to justify renewed lockdowns. The only problem is that Ontario only broke this record by administering rapid antigen tests to people in the hospital for unrelated issues.
Ontario to require QR code vaxpass and delays reopening indefinitely
On December 10, the Ontario government announced that QR codes would now be required as proof of vaccination and that they will be pausing all reopening plans in response to the non-deadly Omicron variant.
HUGE: Premier Ford says no vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
On Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that he would not make COVID vaccines mandatory for health care workers, suggesting that such a mandate could collapse the system.