The government's $2.2-billion, three-year plan will likely be a cornerstone in the Liberal budget, as opposition lawmakers warn the "Oprah"-esque move comes too late. ...
Category: Health and Wellness
As arbitration looms, OMA ramps up campaign, blaming Liberals for health-care wait times
Billions of dollars are riding on the outcome of the binding arbitration between the government and doctors represented by the Ontario Medical Association. ...
Province announces up to $2.4 billion for new care centre at SickKids Hospital
The cash for a pair of new buildings at the Toronto hospital comes amid an outcry over hospital overcrowding and dated facilities. ...
Liberals continue streak of health care funding announcements with $822-million pledge
The money is meant to address hospital overcrowding, but the NDP criticized it as insufficient. ...
Government under fire on the home care file, promises to make new investments
Under a new government agency, personal support workers will be left "with no medical supports, no oversight, and no protection," an advocate for the workers charges. ...
Wynne announces OHIP+ expansion for seniors in pre-election promise
Ontarians 65 and over would no longer have to pay deductibles. ...
Dental health groups welcome NDP’s ‘Ontario Benefits’ plan, say important details still to be determined
Meanwhile, both the Liberals and the PCs have signalled they might promise some kind of dental care, but haven't nailed down the details. ...
Health care quality and access at risk, unless province finds significant efficiencies or increases spending: Watchdog
The FAO has issued a report on health spending in order to give MPPs and the public the information they need to evaluate the upcoming budget. ...
Sharp spike in opioid-related deaths prompts outcry in the legislature
Opioid-related deaths are up more than 50 per cent in Ontario, with hospital visits from overdoses increasing 72 per cent. ...
Ontario passes concussion safety law
Former NHL star and concussion safety advocate Eric Lindros reflects on how far awareness has come since the days when "it wasn't spoken of." ...
Finance Minister: Federal budget shows collaboration with Ontario, but some things are missing
Charles Sousa says he's glad the feds are following Ontario's lead on issues such as pharmacare. ...
Eric Hoskins resigns as minister of health to take on national pharmacare role
Details of Hoskins' new role are expected to be unveiled with the federal budget Tuesday. ...
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. ...
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