meanwhile, the ontario covid-19 science advisory table urged the province to accelerate the vaccination of essential workers, offer them paid sick days, close more non-essential workplaces and restrict movement within ontario.
the group also said that “inconsistent policies with no clear link to scientific evidence are ineffective” in fighting covid-19.
members of the group have publicly criticized the government restrictions of outdoor activities, including last week’s order to close all sports and recreational facilities.
“policies that discourage safe outdoor activity will not control covid-19 and will disproportionately harm children and those who do not have access to their own green space, especially those living in crowded conditions,” the group said in its statement.
rob steiner, spokesman for group, said its members felt an urgency to put forward a straightforward “playbook” on what they feel must be done immediately — backed by science — to get the pandemic under control.
“all sorts of people have been frustrated that a lot of this stuff we’ve had has not adhered to science,” steiner said. “we wanted to clarify and put in one place everything that we really feel that needs to be done at this stage.”