The provincial government announced the “Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee,” which will aim to help the economy recover after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement alongside Minister of Finance Rod Phillips at Queen’s Park on Thursday. The committee will focus on “getting businesses up and running and people back to work,” according to a press release.
When asked if Ford could release a timeline of when people can potentially go back to work, or the province can ease restrictions, the Premier said health is the top priority but that he’s confident the economy will bounce back. “We’re not going to wait till this is over, we’re going to get started on the economy right now and we have to see the slow of this