Like many Ontarians, more than a year of on-and-off lockdown restrictions has taken a toll on Ross Kutisker-Jacobson.

“I’ve lived with immense frustration and feelings of hopelessness,” said the father of two from Mississauga.

Kutisker-Jacobsen acknowledges he’s in a privileged position — he and his wife have been able to continue working in some form through the pandemic; however, he says the periods of lockdown without any certainty about reopening have been hard on him.

“I consider myself someone with good mental health. I’m