Premier Doug Ford is criticizing the relationship between a member of Ontario's COVID-19 advisory science table and the province's elementary teacher's union, after reports surfaced of Dr. David Fisman doing paid consultancy work for the union while also advising the government on pandemic restrictions. Fisman, an epidemiologist at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, came under fire after the Toronto Sun reported his paid work for the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO). "Ontarians have put their trust in us to make difficult decisions based on sound, impartial public health advice. Dr. Peter Jüni, the scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table, said the table declined Fisman's resignation because he didn't violate any policies. As we fight the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific guidance and analysis has been an essential weapon.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2021 18:48 UTC