"We inform the people, we inform the parents," Ford said of the campaign. An example of the government's ads that will run on social media before the start of the school year in September. Ford said on Tuesday that the back-to-school ads are part of a larger COVID-19 advertising campaign whose costs will be publicly disclosed in the government's year-end financial statements. WATCH | Ontario 'far ahead' of the rest of North America handling COVID-19, Ford claims:While on the defensive about spending money on advertising during COVID-19, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province is doing so well handling the crisis it's 'staggering.' Green party Leader Mike Schreiner said communication with the public is necessary, but the government's ads are not clear.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2020 18:03 UTC