Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Hampered by ‘Delays and Confusion’ in Decision Making: AG

Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Hampered by ‘Delays and Confusion’ in Decision Making: AG
Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk speaks during a press conference at Queens Park after the release of her 2019 annual report in Toronto on December 4, 2019. The Canadian Press/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—Ontario’s auditor general says the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was slower and more reactive than that of other provinces, hampered by “delays and confusion in decision-making.”

Bonnie Lysyk says outdated provincial emergency plans played a role in slowing down the provincial response in the winter and spring, as did systemic issues such as a lack of laboratory surge capacity and old IT systems.