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Ontario to release plan for stage two reopening next week June 5, 2020 Ontario to release plan for stage two reopening next week kawarthanow.com/2020/06/05/ontario-to-release-plan-for-stage-two-reopening-next-week/ Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a media briefing at Queen's Park on June 5, 2020, along with finance minister Rod Phillips, health minister Christine Elliot, and economic development minister Vic Fedeli. (Screenshot / CPAC) The Ontario government will be releasing its plan next week for the second stage of reopening Ontario's economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at a media briefing at Queen's Park on Friday (June 5), along with health minister Christine Elliot, finance minister Rod Phillips, and economic development minister Vic Fedeli. "We're making steady progress, and we'll be ready very soon to take our next steps in restarting our economy," Ford said. But, he added, stage two reopening "won't happen overnight". Ford said that businesses will first need time to prepare to reopen. Advertisement - story continues below 1/2 https://kawarthanow.com/2020/06/05/ontario-to-release-plan-for-stage-two-reopening-next-week/ https://kawarthanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ontario-premier-ford-jun5-2020.jpg