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Family doctor group calls for Ontario health minister’s resignation over ‘slap in the face’ comments

Published May 10, 2024

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Published by: Ottawa Citizen
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By Elizabeth Payne

The Union of Family Physicians of Ontario (OUFP) is calling for the resignation of Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones after the Ministry of Health suggested recruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is “not a major concern.”

The group said the comments from the ministry are “insensitive and dangerous” during a period in which family medicine is in crisis.

The ministry made the argument as part of arbitration with the Ontario Medical Association over physician compensation.

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“Short-sighted and dangerous” – Public Health Ontario Lab workers are sounding the alarm about potential lab closures

Published April 17, 2024

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Published by: Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO)
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TORONTO, April 17, 2024 – OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and members working at Public Health Ontario (PHO) Labs were at Queen’s Park today to sound the alarm about the potential closure of six (6) out of 11 PHO labs in Ontario, and the risk it poses for all Ontarians – especially rural families and communities.

“If the last few years have taught us anything, it is that public health should never be taken for granted,” said Hornick. “Like many choices made by this government, if Premier Ford decides to shutter the doors of these 6 labs it will be short-sighted and dangerous.”

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