Health committee  Mr. Chair, there is tremendous anxiety amongst Canadians generally with respect to vaccination. For the most part people want to get vaccinated and want to get two rounds as recommended by the manufacturer. People are taking information from all kinds of sources. We found that it

Health committee  As I summarized at the conclusion of my comments, there are three areas where we feel there could be better preparedness for pandemics. With this last generation of municipal employees who are currently employed in our workforce, we've had three. This is our third pandemic of sor

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's certainly a privilege to bring the local experience to this federal table. As municipalities, we are creatures of the provinces and consequently are guided by legislation. In Ontario that legislation includes a bit of a deeper dive into what are norma

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As a former soccer coach, I'm a little sensitive to yellow and red cards, so I hope you won't be using them. I'm the CAO of York Region. There are nine cities and towns that extend north of the City of Toronto to Lake Simcoe that serve as home to over 1.2 m