On May 29, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott released the next phase of the province’s COVID-19 testing plan, Protecting Ontarians Through Enhanced Testing. Premier Ford and Minister Elliott were joined by Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams. Premier Ford also called on provincial health … Read more
On May 28, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Long-Term Care Dr. Merrilee Fullerton announced the extension of the mandate of the Incident Management System (IMS) Long-Term Care Table in order to continue to respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19 in the long-term care (LTC) sector. Premier Ford and Dr. Fullerton were joined by Deputy … Read more
On May 27, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province has begun the process of taking over the management of five additional long-term care homes that are hardest-hit by COVID-19. He also announced that the independent commission into long-term care homes will begin in July, as opposed to the originally announced September timeline. … Read more
According to our recent national survey of Canadians, grocery stores have been one of the few islands of stability in the stormy waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. 90% of those surveyed said they are still shopping at the same grocery stores they did before the COVID-19 restrictions were put in place, with almost eight in … Read more
On May 26, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Long-Term Care Dr. Merrilee Fullerton reacted to the key findings from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) report on the five long-term care homes at which the military has been assisting. The government has begun an investigation based on the findings of this report and … Read more
On May 25, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Prabmeet Sarkaria provided an update on volunteerism within the province during the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Ford and Associate Minister Sarkaria were joined by Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Minister of Long-Term Care, Dr. … Read more
But these plans may not stick; this is where behavioural science comes in. Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K), one of Canada’s leading public relations and public affairs firms, has released findings from their national survey into how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Canadians. The H+K survey found, in part, that many Canadians are seeing the post-pandemic period … Read more
On May 24, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivered a statement regarding testing. He had a very specific message for the people of Ontario: anybody can now get tested, regardless if they are exhibiting symptoms or not. He stressed that Ontarians can now get tested out of abundance of caution at one of Ontario’s 129 assessment centres. … Read more
Canadians in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec most likely to feel this way. Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K), one of Canada’s leading public relations and public affairs firms, has released findings from their national survey into how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Canadians. The research found that, while 56% of Canadians believe the pace and timing of … Read more
Thoughts for the industry on Canadians’ anticipated re-opening behaviours Summary: Canadians anticipate resuming use of their cultural institutions and amenities, especially if these institutions were previously important to them. Key takeaways: The more physically intimate the experience, the more wary Canadians will be; super-users are ready to return – communicate with them about what you’re … Read more
