Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is well-enough equipped with tools to battle COVID-19 that it will not have to resort to lockdowns in the future.
Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivered Ford’s throne speech on Aug. 9, marking the beginning of a new legislative assembly. In the speech, Ford said that COVID-19 is still present in Ontario, but the province can now “manage the virus and live with current variants for the long term without returning to lockdowns.”
“That’s because Ontario has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world, with booster doses now available for all adults,” said the speech….