Some warnings even came during a visit to Orchard Villa Retirement Community in Pickering that occurred just one day before the lockdown of care homes began. While that report was only just released publicly by the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, the government would have known the findings sooner. Participants react during a vigil for COVID-19 victims at Orchard Villa on June 15, 2020. The previous Liberal government added a section to long-term care legislation to include administrative monetary penalties, but the section was never enacted. Orchard Villa is also facing legal action by families of some of the 78 residents who have died.

Source: CBC News June 19, 2020 08:00 UTC