Bruce Arthur: As Ontario goes with one-size-fits-all, medical officers of health join forces to take back some local control

It started with Dr. Eileen de Villa, in Toronto. And Dr. Vera Etches, in Ottawa. And Dr. Lawrence Loh, in Peel Region. They contacted colleagues in other populous areas, like Dr. Wajid Ahmed, in Windsor-Essex. The medical officers of health in this province speak frequently, compare notes, and lean on one another, especially in a pandemic. And they have recognized there was something Ontario didn't have but needed.