Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said in a press conference today that he will release the coronavirus projection data, setting an entirely different course to that of the Prime Minister who will not.
Premier Ford said that Ontarians "deserve to see the same data that I see, you deserve to know what I know."
“You deserve to know what I know when you’re making decisions … That is why I’ve asked our medical experts to provide a full briefing to the public on where this could go” – ON Premier Doug Ford, who says data will be made public tomorrow #cdnpoli https://t.co/iZNsLfCpo0 pic.twitter.com/PnNK6NSi5Z
— Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) April 2, 2020
Justin Trudeau, on the other hand, drew some criticism today when he refused to reveal the coronavirus projection data. Instead, Trudeau said he thinks people can "imagine" the range of scenarios, from "everyone gets suddenly better" to "things keep getting worse."
"There is a range out there, and just highlighting that range is not as useful or important as being able to get clearer numbers and analysis of what we are likely to face," he said.
Trudeau tells Canadians to "imagine" how bad coronavirus will get, won't release numbers pic.twitter.com/WHCnjueKo8
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 2, 2020
Premier Ford's handling of the coronavirus outbreak has been widely commended for it's statesmanship. On Sunday, Ford personally drove his pickup truck to a warehouse on Sunday afternoon in order to pick up 90,000 masks that a company had donated to the province.
See that guy? That’s Doug Ford, Premier. Dental Brands, a company in Markham, texted him to say they were donating 90,000 masks to hospitals in Ontario. Ford drove to their warehouse and loaded the masks onto his truck. Didn’t tell his staff. #onpoli @fordnation pic.twitter.com/yygtZNXVHf
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 30, 2020