Ontario Throne Speech: Province Entering ‘New Phase’ in Pandemic, Will Aim to Avoid Lockdowns

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto, Sept. 22, 2021. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Tackling COVID-19, avoiding lockdowns, and aiming for a recovery based on economic growth were among the priorities laid out in the Ontario government’s throne speech on Oct. 4.

Read by Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the speech kicked off the fall session of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. It is the first throne speech in over three years from Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government.