TORONTO – After the parents, pediatricians take the field. The Canadian Paediatric Society, the Pediatrics Section of the Ontario Medical Association and the Pediatricians Alliance of Ontario have written an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce urging them to resume face-to-face classes in schools by January 17.
As the tam tam of parents, pediatricians, psychologists and the Hospital for Sich Children calling on the government to reopen schools ‘immediately’ is growing, Health Minister Elliott has broken her silence by saying that “it is possible that the government may opt for a regional approach.” (more…)