QUEEN’S PARK, ON – On Thursday, Jamie-Lee Ball – a patient turned patient-advocate after a horrific experience in an Ontario hospital – joined NDP Leader Andrea Horwath at Queen’s Park to fight for an end to hallway medicine. Together, they called on Premier Kathleen Wynne to make it a [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON— Ontario NDP critic for Aboriginal Affairs, France Gélinas, called for long-term health commitment from the Liberal government for the First Nations people of the James Bay coast, including Attawapiskat. “We have a crisis, and time is of essence,” said Gélinas, MPP for [Read more]
Today Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Mowat, Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease in Ontario: “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing [Read more]
Government To Move Forward With New Legislation This Fall From: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care The Ontario government is taking action to make the province’s cancer system safer for patients, following the release of Dr. Jake Thiessen’s review into Ontario’s cancer drug [Read more]
It has been a little over a week since the Liberal Budget was announced. Since then my NDP colleagues and I have been asking for your feedback. In that time, we have heard from over 38,000 Ontarians. Out of the thousands of concerns we have heard about, it’s clear that many Ontarians are very [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week is Health Information Professionals (HIM) Week in Canada. At Manitouwadge General Hospital, our HIM is really a she named Teresa Malakoff who leads a small team including Shannon Martin and Alyson Corriveau in providing Health Information and Reception [Read more]
TORONTO, ON- Nov.1 – Mattice resident Albert Salonen was dealt a good hand in POKER LOTTO and won the jackpot of $100,000 from the September 21, 2011 draw. “When the cashier checked my ticket, I couldn’t believe I won!” laughed Albert. POKER LOTTO is a new lottery game that offers both [Read more]
January 11, 2011 McGuinty Government’s Plan Drives Solid Growth in Business Investment Ontario’s economy continues to grow as real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose at an annualized rate of 1.0 percent in the third quarter of 2010 – the fifth consecutive quarter of growth. [Read more]
December 8, 2010 Tax Cuts And Credits Help Ontario Become Hub for Digital Media Jobs Ontario’s plan to cut business taxes and offer tax credits is helping to create the jobs of the future by making the province a great place to launch innovative new companies. The Premier today visited Polar [Read more]
McGuinty Government Investing In Shorter ER Wait Times Ontario is lowering emergency room wait times by expanding the Pay for Results program that has already helped hospitals across the province make significant wait time improvements. Since 2008, the province’s Pay for Results program has [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Proposed Act Would Put Patients First Ontario is proposing comprehensive new initiatives to improve the quality and accountability of the province’s health care system and ensure the needs of patients come first. Later today, the province will introduce the [Read more]
BROWN ANNOUNCES 16 MAJOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS FOR ALGOMA-MANITOULIN Thousands of green jobs created across Ontario Renewable energy growing in Ontario QUEEN’S PARK “Ontario is committed to greening our electricity system, cleaning up our air and creating new ‘green collar’ jobs,” [Read more]
Manitouwadge issues brought forward at OGRA Conference by Karina Hunter Manitouwadge Council Members Donna Jaunzarins, George Bodak and Mayor John MacEachern, attended the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) conference held in Toronto last month. Manitouwadge’s presence there was important [Read more]
