Premier Doug Ford is ratcheting up his war of words with the head of one of the largest teacher unions, telling reporters he would rather listen to doctors and epidemiologists than someone 'with a degree in English literature who thinks he is a doctor.'
Last Updated Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:45PM EDTTORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford is ratcheting up his war of words with the head of one of Ontario's largest teacher unions, telling reporters that he would rather listen to doctors and epidemiologists than someone "with a degree in English literature who thinks he is a doctor."
Ford, meanwhile, has accused the unions of being unreasonable and has said that his “patience is running thin” with their rhetoric. "I will listen to the docs and the health and science all day long as opposed to some head of the teacher’s union that has his degree in English literature as Harvey does," Ford said. "I think the parents would rather us listen to the doctors as opposed to some guy with a degree in English literature who thinks he is a doctor."
He has also stressed that teachers only want the same safeguards as other frontline workers, such as a minimum of two metres of physical distancing in the classroom.
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