Ontario Budget 2019

• Waterloo Region to ask Ford government to reconsider planned changes to Public Health

  A staff report prepared for the Region of Waterloo estimates the area will be shorted $5.4 million in funding by proposed changes to public health units.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2019
  
• Ford government lays off more than 400 workers at Ontario health agencies Wednesday

  In all, the government plans to eliminate 825 positions at health agencies; these positions are to be merged into Ontario Health.

  Health

  Jun 19, 2019
  
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• Autism treatment centre hands out 291 layoff notices amid changes to Ontario autism services

  A total of 291 staff at ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development have received notices that their positions are affected by Ontario's recent changes to autism services.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2019
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• Poverty law clinic to ask City of London to push back on provincial funding cuts

  Neighbourhood Legal Services will be making its case when London's community and protective services committee discusses the issue on Monday.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2019
• ​Kiefer Sutherland lashes out at Premier Doug Ford: ‘You, sir, are no Tommy Douglas’

  "I knew Tommy Douglas and you Sir, are no Tommy Douglas. P.S. You're lucky my mum's not active on Twitter," the actor tweeted.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2019
• John Tory, Doug Ford spar over public health cuts

  Ontario recently notified municipal public health units that it will reduce its cost-sharing levels from 100 per cent or 75 per cent in some cases, to 60 to 70 per cent for some municipalities, and 50-50 for Toronto.

  Politics

  May 6, 2019
• Anti-poverty advocates concerned about Hamilton budget in wake of provincial changes

  Hamilton's 2019 operating budget has lost $8.8 million as a result of changes to cost-sharing agreements between the provincial government and municipalities.

  Politics

  May 6, 2019
• Ontario government to slash funding to Toronto Public Health, officials say

  Toronto Public Health is responsible for a wide variety of services, including school immunization programs, protection from infectious diseases, ensuring safe drinking water and more.

  Politics

  Apr 18, 2019
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• Ontario government looks at merging ambulance services; Doug Ford says service won’t go down

  In its budget delivered last week, the government says it plans to streamline the way land ambulance dispatch services are delivered by integrating the 59 emergency health services operators and 22 dispatch centres.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2019
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• Legal Aid to stop accepting new immigration, refugee cases after Ontario budget cuts

  Legal Aid CEO David Field says in a memo to staff today that the province has told the agency it can only use federal funding to cover new immigration and refugee services this year.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2019