Ontario Announces ‘Surge Funding’ to Boost Hospital Capacity. But Ontario Hospitals Are Already Stretched Thin.

Published March 17, 2020 Analysis

Many hospitals in Ontario operated at above 100% capacity in 2019

Metro Grocery Stores Drops Policy Asking Workers to Get Doctor’s Notes If They Think They Have COVID-19

Published March 16, 2020 New

Metro issues new guidance asking workers to ‘stay home if they feel sick’ and ‘contact their manager to inform him or her of their situation’

Published March 13, 2020 New

Some Tim Hortons franchises are still forcing their employees to get a doctor's note to prove they really need an unpaid sick day

Published March 12, 2020 Analysis

Many healthcare workers in BC's private sector are employed on precarious contracts with few paid sick days

Published March 12, 2020 Help Us Investigate

Does your boss make you see a doctor just to prove you need a sick day? If that sounds like your workplace, we want to talk to you.

Published March 11, 2020 News

Canadian infectious disease specialists say it is ‘not very good’ advice during a global pandemic or otherwise