In the legislature this week, barbs fly over whether Ontarians have a right to know the cost of repairs, or if that information should be kept under wraps pending the competitive bid process. Oh, and the health minister ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Health minister axing Community Care Access Centres with new bill
Eric Hoskins said it’s a “significant transformation of our health care system” that transfers the responsibility for home- and community care to the province’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks. ...
Ontario planning for sex reassignment surgeries to be done in-province
In 2009-10, 29 Ontarians received insured sex reassignment surgery procedures; by 2015-16, the number had soared to 158. ...
Opposition calls for health minister’s firing amid data debate
While Premier Kathleen Wynne has recently spoken about a "hypothetical cabinet shuffle," her sources who speak to media have indicated Hoskins will keep his position. ...
Anti-vaping legislation could face constitutional challenge, lawyer says
Douglas Elliott, who specializes in constitutional class actions, said possible amendments to the Smoke Free Ontario Act could violate an individual's Charter rights. ...
Op-ed: Ontario must approve stand-alone nursing degrees at colleges
Linda Franklin, head of Colleges Ontario, argues that the requirement that programs must be offered in partnership with universities can create undue hardships for students. ...
Ontario launches First Nations Health Action Plan with suicide prevention funding
Health Minister Eric Hoskins announces an initiative that he says is aimed at ensuring 'everyone in Ontario has access to high-quality, culturally appropriate health care' no matter where they live. ...
Province’s autism expert breaks with government’s plans on Twitter
Ian Dawe, who has a son with autism, told a fellow parent the government hadn’t followed its own expert panel’s advice — and that the situation was difficult for him personally. ...
Province’s autism expert breaks with government’s plans on Twitter
Ian Dawe, who has a son with autism, told a fellow parent the government hadn’t followed its own expert panel’s advice — and that the situation was difficult for him personally. ...
Parents could be forced to take a course before foregoing vaccinations
Bill 198, an act to amend the Immunization of School Pupils Act, was tabled in the legislature on Thursday and would require parents to undergo an "education session" with a provincial medical-health officer before their ...
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