After six months of young people being cooped up at home, every region wants to get as many back in school as possible, as safely as possible. Ontario’s government resisted fierce lobbying from union leaders to sharply reduce class sizes but left a lot of leeway for local authorities to deal with local conditions. Mask requirements vary from province to province. Ministers found themselves attempting to create solid plans in a context of unpredictable and constantly changing circumstances. No one could know how quickly the virus would abate, or how effectively it would be brought under control.

Source: National Post September 04, 2020 10:05 UTC