October 24th, 2020

Horwath responds to record-high case count

Despite completing barely over 44,000 tests, Ontario has counted a record-high 978 cases of COVID-19 Saturday. Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement:

“It never should have come to this. Doug Ford’s refusal to invest in stopping the growth of the second wave is costing us so much more – it’s costing people their health and their lives, it’s hurting small businesses and it’s making the second wave longer and deeper.

Mr. Ford is sitting on more than $9 billion in pandemic support funding. More than $7 billion of that came from the federal government to help Ontario cope with COVID-19. Mr. Ford doesn’t want to spend the money. And cases are skyrocketing as a result.

Right now we need a massive expansion of public health for testing and contact tracing in every community in the province. We need real protections in long-term care, including hiring thousands of PSWs and putting infection control experts in every home. We need a 15-student class cap in schools. People can't afford to have Mr. Ford delay another day.”