The premier said people with mental health issues who commit violent crimes should be treated in jail. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
‘A bitter pill’: Ontario Nurses Association ad campaign blasts PCs over health care
The union urges Ontarians to send form letters to the government asking for more funding and staffing in the province’s long-term care sector. ...
New report details effects of climate change on children’s health as environment remains top of mind for voters
The campaign asks Ontarians to take a pledge to stay informed about climate change, share and support action against it. ...
NDP urges Ontario not to cut wage boost programs for some caregivers
Horwath called for another phase of the public inquiry into long-term care in Ontario spurred by health-care serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer. ...
Public inquiry into killer nurse Wettlaufer says government must boost long-term care funding to prevent more murders
Report author Justice Eileen Gillese said the killings would not have been discovered had Elizabeth Wettlaufer not confessed. ...
NDP proposes opt-out organ donation system to increase donor rates
Researchers have found that the "default view" of a given country has a strong impact on number of people who sign up to be organ donors. ...
Elliott promises ad blitz to promote vaccinations, combat myths ahead of ‘difficult’ flu season
Anti-vaccination misinformation "still is a problem," Health Minister Christine Elliott said. The province and Toronto Public Health say they'll fight back. ...
‘It may take a little bit longer’: Elliott walks back Ford promise to end hallway health-care in a year
Elliott said she and Ford have spoken about his comments. She did not answer when asked twice whether he told her in advance about the promise. ...
Ford promises to end hallway health-care in a year, though critics say his government will cause it to ‘worsen over time’
A spokesperson for Health Minister Christine Elliott did not say whether the one-year promise was previously discussed with the minister. ...
‘For us it’s hard to watch, but that’s exactly what it needed to be,” Gordon Stringer says of concussion ad to be aired during NBA Finals
The provincial government has launched a concussion safety awareness campaign. ...