Ontario's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was hampered by poor emergency preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system, according to a report issued Wednesday by the province's auditor general. Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario's auditor general, has issued a report saying Ontario's pandemic response was hampered by poor emergency preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system. Differing views among public health officials, amongst the medical community, amongst policy makers, and of course the public," Elliott said. However, the auditor notes, neither Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams nor anyone from Public Health Ontario sits on this table. She calls Ontario's decision not to give its chief medical officer of health the lead role in its COVID-19 response "unusual."

Source: CBC News November 25, 2020 14:30 UTC