This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Health-care workers, businesses and non-profits could receive liability protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits under legislation proposed by the Ontario government Tuesday, but critics said the bill would result in extra protection for long-term care providers who failed residents during the pandemic.
In terms of long-term care providers, Downey said the bill would cover those who saw “inadvertent transmission” of COVID-19 in their facilities. The proposed law will not absolve any provider of responsibility when it comes to issues of gross negligence, she said.“Liability protection is a necessary measure to stabilize and renew Ontario’s entire long-term care sector,” Duncan said in a statement. “Without it, many insurance companies will cease coverage, as they have already begun to do, putting homes across the province at risk and jeopardizing their expansion and renewal.
Steve Kee, a bureau spokesman, said the legislation illustrates the government’s support for entrepreneurs and hard-working Ontarians as they focus on getting through the COVID-19 threat.
What a good idea, now all small business can close. Fcked up
l_stone Is this the same bill that prohibits ranked ballot elections in municipalities? If so, isn’t that important to mention?