Andrea Horwath and Smokey Thomas demand clarity on who the moratorium impacts. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
New OMA president recommends health-care reforms for Ford’s incoming government
The health-care system desperately needs a good shake-up, says Dr. Nadia Alam. ...
Home-care agency hit by cyberattack, personal health and financial information compromised
A large Ontario home-care agency has been hacked, resulting in a breach of patients' privacy. ...
Ford touts Tory health-care plan at semi-private health clinic
The PCs say Ford is committed to Ontario's public health care. ...
Updated: Doug Ford doubles down on opposition to supervised injection sites, mere hours after PCs promised he’d consult experts on the issue
The party said Ford would consult experts on supervised injection sites — and then Ford doubled down on his opposition to them later the same day. ...
NDP announces public funding for take-home cancer drugs
The cancer-drug promise is separate from the NDP's pharmacare plan, which would cover the cost of some essential medications, starting with 125 common drugs. ...
PCs promise $1.9B in mental health-care funding, reviving a third promise from People’s Guarantee
The Doug Ford Tories have adopted the mental health, child-care and hydro plans from the party's Patrick Brown-era platform. ...
Ford promises new long-term care beds, comes out against supervised injection sites
PC leaders joins other major parties with promises to build long-term care facilities with a goal to move elderly patients who no longer require acute care out of overcrowded hospitals. ...
Cabinet minister accuses Doug Ford of ‘lying’ about his past comments on autistic youth
Children and Youth Services Minister Michael Coteau drew comparisons between Ford and U.S. President Donald Trump. ...
Human rights commissioner calls for ‘urgent action’ on Indigenous, Black overrepresentation in child welfare system
Indigenous and Black children removed from families at more than two times the rate of rest of child population: report. ...