Details of Hoskins' new role are expected to be unveiled with the federal budget Tuesday. ...
Category: Health and Wellness
Liberals, NDP spar over health-care horror stories
The health minister hit back Thursday, accusing the NDP of "putting politics over patients." ...
Government makes health-care funding announcement amid mounting criticism
On the same day, the NDP releases more information about hospital overcrowding. ...
Premier declines to comment on PCs, but suggests questions to ask them
Kathleen Wynne also defended Liberal candidate Deanna Sgro. ...
Finance minister says foot-dragging by the feds on pot legalization could cost Ontarians
Provinces say they need months between enactment of legalization and start of sales, possibly making a July 1 start date a pipe dream. ...
Patrick Brown and Steve Paikin respond to respective allegations on social media
Brown and Paikin deny any wrongdoing. ...
Steve Paikin faces sexual harassment allegation from ex-mayoral candidate
The accusation concerns a comment the broadcaster allegedly made over lunch with Sarah Thomson in 2010. ...
Court decision backs Ontario’s medically assisted dying policy
Doctors who object to medically assisted deaths must refer patients to willing physicians, judges say in a ruling that cuts to the core of conscientious objection and patient rights. ...
In brief: New minister’s stance on sex-ed, cardiac care in Barrie, and Hydro One’s acquisition passes one more hurdle
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Ontario tax investigators are learning jiu-jitsu moves
Ministry of Finance puts out call for self-defence training to help government agents manage conflict that may arise with those who owe. ...
Doctors heading to arbitration with Ontario government in fee negotiations
The province and the OMA have set May dates for binding arbitration. ...
Cold snap sends a chill through Queen’s Park over response to Toronto shelter crisis
NDP leader calls out "silent" premier's frozen tongue; ministers to meet with mayor soon, government says. ...
Canadian universal pharmacare is ‘inevitable’ and Kathleen Wynne is its Tommy Douglas: Health minister
"I believe it's inevitable. I believe that it is coming. We're looking at the how, as opposed to the if," Eric Hoskins asserts. ...
In Brief: A homeless hospice, the Wettlaufer inquiry and shekels for the Stratford stage
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Health minister shares personal memories of Sherman family
Eric Hoskins knew as "friends" the billionaire philanthropic couple who were found dead in their Toronto home last Friday. ...
Hospitals are ‘on the brink’ of a capacity crisis, sector warns
The OHA's prebudget submission speaks of "warning signs of an imminent capacity crisis." ...
An inside look at Sam Oosterhoff’s push to pass his first bill, on palliative care
Ontario's youngest MPP wants to bring compassion to end-of-life care - and to the PC brand. ...
Omnibus health-care accountability legislation passed over opposition objections
'This piece of legislation wins the Palme for the worst piece of legislation that has ever come across my desk,' NDP health critic France Gélinas asserts. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, December 12. ...
Provinces, Ottawa pledge to split pot tax revenue 75-25
Agreement to give provinces lion's share of the loot comes after they skewered Morneau's initial plan for 50-50 split. ...
Opioid deaths spike in Ontario, latest figures show, as province gains power to approve and fund supervised injection sites
There were 336 opioid-related deaths in Ontario from May to July this year, a 68-per-cent spike from the same time period last year. ...
Potholes: The marijuana prescription loophole for young drivers
Young drivers who use prescription marijuana within defined limits could be able to get behind the wheel. ...
AG Report 2017: Not all cancer patients’ health needs being met
Lysyk found Ontario was slow to respond to a building crisis in its capacity to provide stem cell transplants. ...
Mental health-care funding grows — into game of one-upmanship
Liberals respond to PC pledge of $1.9 billion over 10 years for mental health care with a promised spending top-up. ...
Liberal government unveils Ontario Fair Auto Insurance Plan
The government plans to rein in physician and lawyer costs in the auto insurance system. ...
PCs tout mental health plan, criticize Health Minister’s response
Eric Hoskins compared the People's Guarantee to a failed 1893 bank of the same name. ...
No further private hospitals will be allowed in Ontario, Minister says, addressing privatization concerns
Critics say the bill means a new government with a privatization agenda can easily authorize the expansion of private clinics. ...
Liberals pledge cash to make hospitals greener — through an action plan PCs pledge to scrap
Extension of multi-million plan to retrofit hundreds of hospitals would fall by wayside if PCs come to power: MPP. ...
‘Vape Dad’ MPP booted from the house during marijuana bill debate
Randy Hillier is outraged over what he believes are restrictions being placed on debate, as well as the inclusion of new smoking regulations — and their impact on vaping — in the omnibus bill. ...
Tory complaints over omnibus marijuana bill ‘just conspiracy thinking,’ government house leader says
PCs seek to separate out school bus camera legislation from a bill that primarily lays the groundwork for setting up pot shops next summer. ...
Health Minister fills in some of the gaps in recent health-care policy announcements
Many of the details of the new Personal Support Services Ontario aren't available, including how much it will cost, how many personal support workers it will hire, and when it will be up and running. ...
New home care agency a boon to union with ‘cozy ties’ to Liberals, PCs claim
Union that will benefit from new agency jobs also bankrolls group behind an ad campaign targetting Patrick Brown: Tories. ...
Who can harness the air? Environment minister takes a step to rein in contamination
New monitoring policy aims to ease Chemical Valley qualms over high contaminant levels — though effectiveness remains up in the air. ...
Municipalities to decide how close pot shops can be to schools
Finance minister says location rules will vary by city, but province needs bigger slice of federal tax pie for pot launch. ...
Province commits to more long-term care beds as political fight breaks out over seniors strategy
As the Liberals announces plans to create 5,000 beds over the next four years and 30,000 over the next decade, the PCs claim a new agency overseeing home-care for seniors is more about pleasing a Liberal-friendly union ...
Liberal government tackling welfare reform before 2018 election: Minister
The government has promised a new report on social assistance will be a roadmap for reform. ...
Ontario long-term care homes call for more funding as wait list booms
The Ontario Long-Term Care Home Association laid out its ask for the 2018 budget on Wednesday. ...
Ontario to add 1,200 new hospital beds with $140M in-year funding boost
The funding comes as Ontario is heading into flu season with unusually high hospital bed occupancy rates. ...
Excerpts: Tory MPP delivers fiery speech on women’s safety, sexual assault and partisan politics
Highlights from a fiery speech on women's safety by MPP Lisa MacLeod. ...
Law to create abortion clinic buffer zones lurches ahead
Motion to fast-track legislation would see it passed next week, with PCs supporting it while condemning abortion "game." ...
Minister commits to new health study on residents of Chemical Valley
After years of criticism, the government has committed to a health study of the residents of chemical valley but has few details to offer. ...
In brief: Job numbers and a hospital tower celebration
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Trent Hills mayor who fought for cutting-edge cancer treatment passes away
MPP Lisa MacLeod has some kind words to say of the salt-of-the-earth mayor. ...
Liberals go on defensive on abortion clinic buffer zones
The Progressive Conservatives and New Democratics say the government is playing politics with women's safety. ...
Paramedics raise alarm on bill to put EMS workers on fire trucks
Emergency medical workers say firefighters cost more and don't have the experience to handle on-the-spot decisions. ...
Horwath says health minister needs to “man up” on hospital overcrowding
Internal docs reveal a dozen Toronto-area hospitals are over "safe" capacity. ...
In brief: A new poll, a polished man, mental health, aerospace and 14 years of Liberal rule
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
In brief: Wettlaufer probe, grocery store beer and an MPP donation
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Hutton: How much do you want for that bag of weed, minister?
If marijuana is to be a legal product, then the private sector should be able to sell it, columnist Deb Hutton writes. ...
Cabinet gives Health Quality Ontario the power to raise revenue
Dr. Joshua Tepper says that doesn’t mean selling data on Ontarians’ health care system. ...
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