How Ontario was led into a COVID-19 crisis

CBC News | Posted: April 19, 2021 9:32 AM | Last Updated: April 19, 2021

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Caption: Ontario Premier Doug Ford puts his mask on after speaking at a press conference at Queen's Park, in Toronto, Friday, April 16, 2021. Ontario is extending its stay-at-home order to six weeks, restricting interprovincial travel and limiting outdoor gatherings in an effort to fight a losing battle with COVID-19. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

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Doctors say Ontario is barrelling towards a medical catastrophe — one that they had predicted months ago. New modelling now shows that in the worst case scenario, the province could see up to 30,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 by June.

Now, military-style field hospitals have popped up in the middle of Toronto, a children's ICU is filling up with dying adults and a top medical adviser has told CBC News that he recently thought about quitting.

Today, host Jayme Poisson takes a closer look at the choices that Premier Doug Ford made in recent months and how they factor into Ontario's current situation.

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How Ontario was led into a COVID-19 crisis

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