Ford helps undermine Ontario’s public health system, then eyes more privatization

Years of underspending by the province at a time of increasing immigration and an aging population have fuelled a race to the bottom in Ontario’s public health.
Doug Ford
By refusing to lift the effective wage freeze Ontario Premier Doug Ford imposed on nurses, he is hastening the decline in the health-care system and without doubt setting the stage for further privatization in the province, writes Les Whittington.
OTTAWA—Swallowing a bee while discussing the possible privatization of Ontario health care, Doug Ford reflexively thought he might have to undergo emergency treatment. “I'll be rushing to the hospital to get this bee out of here,” the premier speculated as he tried to continue with a press c...

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