Doug Ford acknowledges division in his family over COVID-19 rules – CBC
Daughter’s opposition to vaccine mandates hasn’t influenced Ford’s actions, says source in premier’s office
Feb 15, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford acknowledged division in his family over COVID-19 restrictions at the same time as he announced his government’s plan for ending the province’s vaccine passport system.
The pandemic has “fractured us as a society” with differing views about vaccines, public health measures and personal freedoms, Ford said during his news conference Monday.
“All of it has polarized us in a way that we could have never imagined,” Ford continued, reading from prepared remarks. “I’ve experienced this in my own family; it’s been one of the hardest things my family and I have ever gone through.”
This is the first time he has spoken publicly about disagreement within his family over COVID-19 restrictions. Ford did not go into detail, but one of his four daughters, Krista Ford Haynes, has in recent months become an increasingly vocal opponent of masking rules, vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions imposed by governments.
