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. The speech said that although COVID-19 is still present in Ontario, the province can now “manage the virus and live with current variants for the long term without returning to lockdowns.”
