COVID-19 response. Among other things, auditor general Bonnie Lysyk said that Ontario’s measures were “slower and more reactive relative to most other provinces.”Here are five highlights from the auditor general’s report.The auditor general’s report said that Ontario’s command structure had become “overly cumbersome” and was not led by public health experts.
The report said that the province’s Health Command Table ballooned from 21 members to 90 participants, and now 500 people are involved.
The meetings themselves were confusing, with the auditor general finding that all communication was by teleconference until July 14 _ four months into the pandemic _ when a switch was made to video conference.