DiNovo gave a passionate defense of Bill 28 before speaking directly toMcVety and his children. ...
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Seen: Lisa MacLeod gets all parties onside with catastrophic and compassionate care motion
Ontario will establish a committee to study how other jurisdictions handle extraordinary medical cases that leave patients paying high costs out of pocket. ...
MPPs get a little clarity on health-care bureaucracy bill
One NDP MPP remarked that he'd heard a lot of "platitudes, a lot of 'integration,' 'collaboration'-type words," used to describe the Patients First Act. ...
Happening: Financial Accountability Officer on medical leave, office confirms
A panel made up of MPPs from each party could select a temporary Financial Accountability Officer. ...
MPP seeks to establish a compassionate catastrophic care program, or fund, in Ontario
Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod's motion, that an advisory committee study what other jurisdictions have done, will be debated Thursday. ...
Ottawa-Vanier and Niagara West-Glanbrook byelections called for Nov. 17
News of the byelections in Niagara and Ottawa was broken when the PC candidate tweeted it. ...
Health ministers still far apart on federal spending
Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins said he was "disappointed" that his federal counterpart had questioned if all of its transfer was actually spent on health. ...
Minister disputes dual narratives on eHealth evaluation, privacy concerns
Eric Hoskins says two eHealth theories, and doctors' privacy concerns, are off-base. ...
Canada spends a lot on its ‘middle-of-the-road’ health care system, Philpott says
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says the health-care discussion isn't just about money, which the provinces and territories may not want to hear. ...
Ontario politicians mourn Jim Prentice
Jim Prentice enjoyed hockey and used to play with Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown. ...