FACT CHECK TIMELINE: As Ontario reaches yet another record high number of new #COVID19 cases, Doug Ford needs to explain why he and his govt have been minimizing the impact of COVID’s second wave on Ontario families, and cutting back on public health measures...
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October 6 — 548 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario.
Doug Ford: “We are flattening the curve."
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Doug Ford: “We are flattening the curve."
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October 28 — 834 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario.
Doug Ford: “We see the curve going down."
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Doug Ford: “We see the curve going down."
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November 2 — 948 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario.
Health Minister Christine Elliott: “We’re seeing the numbers starting to go down—not to the level that any of us would like to see, but they are maintaining at a plateau.” 4/6
http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/hansardETITLE/42-1/L203-412.html#BeginOfTitle
Health Minister Christine Elliott: “We’re seeing the numbers starting to go down—not to the level that any of us would like to see, but they are maintaining at a plateau.” 4/6
http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/hansardETITLE/42-1/L203-412.html#BeginOfTitle
November 4 — 987 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario.
Christine Elliott: “… it looks more like Ontario is following the same tradition as Michigan, which reached a level of between 800 and 1,000 cases per day, higher than of course we’d like to, but reaching a sort of plateau.” 5/6
Christine Elliott: “… it looks more like Ontario is following the same tradition as Michigan, which reached a level of between 800 and 1,000 cases per day, higher than of course we’d like to, but reaching a sort of plateau.” 5/6
“Doug Ford is gambling with people’s lives, and he’s putting us all at risk of longer, deeper lockdowns later. He’s downplaying the seriousness of the second wave and delaying the investments needed.” - @SaraSinghMPP 6/6 https://www.ontariondp.ca/news/fact-check-doug-ford-claimed-he-was-flattening-curve