Multiple sources say Ford's cabinet agreed Thursday to a plan with few new restrictions. Repeated polling provided to the government has shown widespread support among Ontarians for public health restrictions such as lockdowns in the battle against COVID-19. Adalsteinn Brown is dean of the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and co-chair of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. The controversial provision was passed even though Ford's cabinet has plenty of other lawyers, including Elliott, Caroline Mulroney, Ross Romano and Prabmeet Sarkaria. Some PC strategists are urging Ford to get rid of ministers who have repeatedly fought against public health measures.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2021 07:52 UTC