Merrilee Fullerton suggested the for-profit model is here to stay. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
‘The loss of life here is tragic’: Deputy premier takes responsibility for destroyed PPE stockpile
The commission questioned Christine Elliott about the province's lack of pandemic preparedness. ...
‘Let’s get a number on the table,’ says Premier Ford as RNAO calls for more nurse practitioners in Ontario
The head of the RNAO also asked the premier to "lock it down" as most regions of the province have started reopening. ...
LTC commission grills chief medical officer on decision-making delays and policy failures
The opposition accused the government of stonewalling the commission. ...
Ontario could have a better summer, but variants present a ‘minefield,’ officials say
Cases could "explode" as they have in the U.K., officials warned. ...
Ontario’s vaccine booking system and call centre to go live on March 15, says head of vaccine task force
Retired Gen. Rick Hillier also said the province will start vaccinating those 80 years and older the same week. ...
Ontario to provide thousands with free personal support worker training to boost workforce
Opposition politicians criticized the announcement as too late. ...
Ontario doctors call for province to consider tighter restrictions, inclusion of policy measures in COVID-19 framework
Peel Region's medical officer of health said the province could look at including "key policy measures" like paid sick days in its framework. ...
Opposition critics call for more vaccine rollout details as questions linger
They also called on the government to define when the "emergency brake" gets triggered. ...
Province announces funding for PSW training but critics call it too little, too late
One minister said there will be another announcement on recruiting PSWs later this week. ...