Ontario legislators to extend emergency declaration during session
Published April 14, 2020 at 11:34 am
The Ontario legislature will sit briefly today to extend a state of emergency in the province for another 28 days.
Premier Doug Ford announced the session on Monday, saying it is too early to start lifting any restrictions in the fight against COVID-19.
In previous such sittings, a limited number of politicians have been required to attend in order to respect the need for physical distancing.
The government is expected to pass five other pieces of legislation to change some regulations for school boards, post-secondary institutions and municipalities during the pandemic.
Ontario reported 421 new COVID-19 cases Monday and 17 new deaths.
That brings the province to a total of 7,470 cases, including 291 deaths and 3,357 cases that have been resolved.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2020.
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