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There is a pattern of public health experts, doctors & scientists critical of the Ford govt undermined or harassed for expressing their professional opinion.
Ford has ignored public health experts — including those recommending paid sick days, more LTC staff, & class size caps.
Ford has ignored public health experts — including those recommending paid sick days, more LTC staff, & class size caps.
@DFisman is one of many unpaid govt consultants who also has paid work. Yet Ford singled him out in a stinging statement in an effort to undermine him. Meanwhile, highly-paid for-profit LTC owners sit at Ford's advisory tables, and he hasn’t attacked their conflicts of interest.
Dr. Michael Warner, critical of Ontario’s #COVID19 response, closed his social media accounts due to harassment. Ford was silent.
Dr. Nathan Stall, a geriatrician working with vulnerable seniors, attacked on social media for getting a vaccine he required. Ford was silent. 3/4
Dr. Nathan Stall, a geriatrician working with vulnerable seniors, attacked on social media for getting a vaccine he required. Ford was silent. 3/4
We know from documents recently released that the Ontario Government was advised last year to only open schools if students could distance (ie smaller classes), and rapid tests and proper tracing procedures were in place. It hid that advice and lied about it /2
Teachers sought scientific advice, through their unions, from Dr David Fisman. Good thing they did, given the governments lack of transparency and honesty. Now Ontario is attacking him: for giving professional advice to people who needed it and asked /3
Ontario should be saying #thankyoudavidfisman for providing his expertise and advice to help prevent transmission and save lives; instead, it attacks an expert who speaks truth - truth that it doesn't like and ignored/4
