Ford was taking questions from reporters in Dundalk, Ont., about the provincewide health-care staff shortage and the possibility of privatization when the bee flew into his mouth.
“Holy Christ, I just swallowed a bee,” he said, coughing violently.
Members of the audience could be heard expressing their concern for Ford.

After taking a sip of water from a bottle, Ford made light of the situation, saying: “This is going to be played over and over again. But the discomfort the premier was experiencing was visible. “Sorry guys. The little bugger got away in there,” he said.
Someone from the audience asked if he was all right to continue, to which Ford responded: “I’m OK. It’s buzzing in there.” Ford told reporters he’s a strong believer in public health care, but his government is going to “get creative” when looking at how it could be delivered. Ford said Friday that “everything is on the table” when asked if Ontario is considering further privatization of the health-care system.  “I’m not gonna do anything without consulting with the experts out there,” he said. “There’s one thing we’ll guarantee: you’ll always be covered by OHIP, not the credit card.”
When asked if patients would have to pay anything if they had surgery at a private clinic, Ford said it would be “100 per cent” covered.
“We’re never gonna waver from that,” he said.
“Are we gonna get creative? Absolutely. As I mentioned, we just can’t as a province keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.”

A group challenging Quebec’s new language law logged a first legal victory against the legislation on Friday, as a judge temporarily suspended a provision requiring English court documents to be translated into French.

Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Corriveau ruled that the sections of Bill 96 that require corporations to pay a certified translator to produce French versions of legal documents could prevent some English-speaking organizations from accessing justice through the courts.
In a written judgment released Friday, Corriveau said the rule could cause delays and costs that could particularly hurt small and medium-sized businesses.

“In this case, in the tribunal’s opinion, the evidence demonstrates a serious risk that, in these cases, certain legal persons will not be able to assert their rights before the courts in a timely manner, or will be forced to do so in a language other than the official language which they and their lawyers master the best and which they identify as their own,” she wrote. The judge ordered that the two articles be stayed until the case can be heard on its merits, likely in November.

Protesters march through downtown Montreal in a demonstration against Bill 96 in Montreal, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) A group of lawyers challenging the sections of the law argued that the translation requirement violates sections of the 1867 Constitution Act that guarantee access to the courts in both official languages. According to court documents, the group claims there are a limited number of certified legal translators, especially in some regions, and that their services cost between $0.20 and $0.40 a word.