The coroner’s office came under fire for a cascade of failures during Dirk Huyer’s leadership. So why did Doug Ford put him in charge of Ontario’s COVID-19 outbreak response? #onpoli
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Ford praised the newly minted leader of the province’s COVID-19 outbreak response last week, calling him “Dr. Dirk,” but the province didn't respond to questions about how Huyer was selected for the role. #onpoli
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NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the government’s silence is “troubling.”
She said it appears that “Mr. Ford, once again, has hand-picked someone he feels comfortable with.”
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Dr. Nav Persaud, a former research scientist at the Ontario coroner’s office, said “it is important to have some separation between the coroner’s office and other branches of government” -- especially in a pandemic.
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But Dr. Jack Stanborough, a regional coroner in the Hamilton area, said the chief coroner "is in a good position to recognize and monitor a surge in natural deaths and to appraise the efficacy of preventative measures."
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Ford’s spokesperson credits Huyer with expanding testing capacity from 3,000 tests to as many as 35,000 a day in a matter of months, “making Ontario a global leader in testing.” #onpoli
Read the full #investigation from @rachelmendleson & @jfrketich here: thestar.com/news/investiga…
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