Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends recent disappearance from public life
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his recent absence from public life on Wednesday when he spoke to reporters at his first news conference in three weeks.
Ford, who commented on the launch of the province's new COVID-19 vaccine certificate system, said he has been busy talking to residents across Ontario.
"I've been all over the province every single day," Ford said. "I've been travelling from east, west, north, south, out speaking to the people, dealing with the pandemic."
The news conference, which was done in person at Queen's Park, marked only the second time that the premier has spoken to reporters since the end of July.
Ford took only a handful of media questions on Wednesday.
Ford has made few public appearances in the last two months and none with federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole during the election campaign.
"I didn't want to get involved in this federal election and we're doing our job," he said.
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