he has also been criticized for his meandering style of speaking that can be confusing when he delivers information about pandemic protocols.
more recently, premier doug ford has ignored williams’ recommendation to reopen schools for the last month of the academic year, turning instead to dozens of public health experts, local health units and education stakeholders for advice.
that marked a departure for the premier, who has previously voiced strong support for williams.
latest covid-19 news in ottawa and ontario
there were 52 new cases of covid-19 reported in ottawa on sunday and two more deaths.
ottawa public health reported 33 people were hospitalized, with 10 in intensive care.
there was one new outbreak in a healthcare or other institution and no new outbreaks reported at child-care centres, schools or in the community.
the outbreak at the city-run centre d’accueil champlain long-term care home now includes nine residents and 30 staff, oph reported. that outbreak began may 19, fuelled by the contagious british variant of the virus.
ontario reported 1,033 new cases of covid-19 on sunday and 18 more deaths.
the hot spots were toronto with 237 new cases, peel with 214 and york region with 80.