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“We Are at War.” Queen’s Park Today – Daily Report March 27, 2020 Quotation of the day “We are at war.” Premier Doug Ford ratchets up the rhetoric on the fight against COVID-19. ​ ​ Today at Queen’s Park On the schedule The house will reconvene on Tuesday, April 14, at 1 p.m. Premier Doug Ford is expected to hold his daily COVID-19 press briefing at Queen's Park; an ​ ​ advisory is usually issued the morning of. Ford names, shames and outlaws pandemic price gougers Premier Doug Ford drew a line in the sand when it comes to price gouging, outlawing ​ ​ companies charging more for products in high demand amid the coronavirus crisis. "We're going to put an order that it's going to be illegal to price gouge," Ford said at a victory-lap announcement about the PC’s fiscal plan on Thursday. "A message to anyone who price gouges: We're coming after you. We're going to come after you hard." Ford said cabinet was poised to sign off on the order at yesterday's meeting. Putting an end to "unconscionable" pricing for necessities during a state of provincial emergency is one of Ontario's newly invoked far-reaching powers. Ford name-checked Pusateri's, an upscale Toronto grocery chain that was reportedly charging $29.99 for containers of Lysol disinfectant wipes at one of its locations. "That's disgusting. Absolutely disgusting," the noticeably heated premier told reporters. "Nothing gets me more furious than someone taking advantage and price gouging the public that are in desperate need of these items." Pusateri's president and CEO Frank Luchetta said it was an error, apologized, and offered ​ ​ refunds to anyone who asks. Today’s events March 27 at 2 p.m. – Toronto ​ The bureaucrat heads of Ontario's COVID-19 command table will hold a media briefing on ICU capacity. March 27 at 3 p.m. – Toronto ​ Chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health ​ ​ Dr. Barbara Yaffe will provide their regular update on the pandemic response. ​ Topics of conversation ● Toronto City Hall is taking its challenge of the Ford government's controversial council-cutting legislation to the country's top court. Per Canadian Press, the Supreme ​ ​ Court has agreed to hear the case, after the provincial court of appeal ruled in favour of the PCs (overturning a lower court decision). ○ Premier Doug Ford had raised the ire of many Torontonians by slashing the size of council in the middle of the 2018 civic election campaign. He threatened to invoke the notwithstanding clause to see it through when a superior court judge initially sided with City Hall, ruling the move infringed on freedom of expression and representation rights of candidates and voters. ○ But the decision was overturned by the province's highest court and Ford didn't have to pull the trigger on the notwithstanding clause. ○ Ontario's attorney general will argue that ruling should be upheld at the Supreme Court hearing. No date has been set. ● The trend of record-breaking overnight spikes in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases continues. Ontario recorded 170 more patients by Thursday evening, rounding out the all-time total at 858. That figure now includes 15 deaths, two more than the day before, and an (unchanged) eight recoveries. The number of cases has doubled since Sunday. ○ A soaring caseload isn't surprising at this point as droves of snowbirds and spring breakers return from abroad, Ontario's top doc reiterated Thursday. ○ The effects of tougher social-distancing measures aren't expected to manifest in data until the next week or two, Dr. David Williams told reporters. ​ ​ ○ Health officials confirmed they will be ramping up test capacity from around 3,000 daily tests currently to 5,000 by the end of this week. They hope to wipe out the current 11,000-test backlog next week. ○ One of Ontario's recent deaths was a man in his 40s who worked at a grocery store in Oshawa and had not travelled recently. He is believed to be among the youngest to fall to the virus. ○ Canada now has more than 4,000 confirmed cases, putting the country’s caseload in the top 15 internationally. New research from York University projects ​ ​ that number will climb to 15,000 by March 31 unless further public health interventions are put in place. ○ The United States has now overtaken both Italy and China for most confirmed cases, with at least 81,321 infected. ○ Premier Doug Ford noted there are 72 out-of-hospital assessment centres now ​ ​ up and running. ● Asked by a reporter whether Ontario will be able to flatten the curve by June or July, Ford responded: "I wish I had a crystal ball." The premier said he’s praying everyday that ​ ​ social-distancing measures prove effective. ● Health Minister Christine Elliott stated no Ontario hospitals are currently forcing ​ ​ frontline workers to ration face masks. Her remarks follow reports of shortages from health-care workers and nurses’ unions, and a letter to physicians and staff from Humber River Hospital CEO Barbara Collins. ​ ​ ○ In the letter, obtained by Global News, Collins outlined plans to limit the number ​ ​ of masks that patient-facing staff can access to two, plus one permanent pair of goggles. A spokesperson for Humber River later clarified the hospital was directed to “hold off” on the change, but the same rules are reportedly in place at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital. ○ Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday that the province had placed an order for ​ ​ five million N95 masks that are now on the way. ○ Meanwhile, Ontario Power Generation is donating 500,000 surgical masks and 75,000 N95 masks to the Ministry of Health. Half of the surgical masks and 50,000 N95s will ship this week; OPG will hold back the rest for a future donation. ○ A fresh poll from Angus Reid show’s Ontarians’ confidence in their community ​ ​ health-care system has slipped from 69 per cent in early February to 47 per cent this week. ● An analysis of employment data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives ​ ​ projects Ontario’s unemployment rate will soon rise to 10.3 per cent, in a best case scenario, or 12.6 per cent in a “probable” scenario. ○ The PC’s fiscal plan forecast a more conservative unemployment rate of 6.6 per cent this year, up just one percentage point from last year. ○ Workers who earn between $14 and $16 per hour have a 30 per cent chance of being laid off, per the report. For those earning $40 per hour, the likelihood is only one per cent. ● With rent due in less than a week on April 1, Green Leader Mike Schreiner is calling for ​ ​ a special emergency fund to offset income lost by Ontarians because of the coronavirus. ○ Schreiner wants the PCs to provide direct cash benefits and rent subsidies of up to $2,000. He said he was disappointed not to see direct payouts to workers hit hard by the public health crisis in the $17-billion support package the Ford government unveiled this week. ○ "With the federal emergency benefit not kicking in for weeks, small landlords will face immediate financial hardship if tenants cannot pay their rent on April 1. The province has a responsibility to step in to fill the gap," Schreiner said. ○ Unlike many other provinces, Ontario's mini-budget plan contained no new direct payments to those who may be laid off, in self-isolation or quarantine, but Finance Minister Rod Phillips underscored that it does offer a new $200 ​ ​ one-time payment to parents with young children whose schools and daycares were shuttered. ○ Phillips has also argued the federal government is best positioned to take the lead when it comes to direct benefits. ○ Premier Doug Ford reiterated Thursday that people who are struggling to pay ​ ​ rent because of the pandemic won't lose the roof over their head. He acknowledged that if someone is forced to choose between groceries and rent, they would choose to put food on the table, and won't be punished for it. ○ Meanwhile, the Landlord and Tenant Board, which oversees evictions, has screeched to a halt along with all other tribunals in the province. ● The province will not allow youth in the child welfare system to age out of receiving financial support during the COVID-19 crisis, APTN News reports. ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ “No young person should be worried about losing their support system in this situation. Our government has taken decisive action to keep this from happening,” a spokesperson for Jill Dunlop, the associate minister of children ​ ​ and women’s issues, told the news outlet. ● A spate of coroner's inquests have been postponed to an unspecified date. ​ ​ News briefs Booze temporarily on the takeout menu ● Ontario is now allowing establishments restricted to delivery and takeout services to sell ​ ​ alcohol, between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Grocery stores can also start peddling beer and wine earlier, at 7 a.m., so those offering early shopping for elderly and vulnerable people can allow them to partake. ○ In doing so, the PCs may have lifted a page from Liberal Leader Steven Del ​ Duca, who suggested temporarily adding alcohol to takeout menus last week. ​ ○ Industry toasted the move. ○ On the hospitality side, Restaurants Canada vice-president Jamie Rilett said it ​ ​ will spur much-needed support for the hard-hit sector and "allows customers to continue to observe social distancing." ○ The Beer Store, which remains open during the partial shutdown but has scaled back business hours, gave it the thumbs-up. "We agree that the hospitality sector requires urgent support," board chair Charlie Angelakos said in a statement.
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