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Majority of Ontarians feel province is mismanaging health-care system: government poll

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Global News, August 5, 2024

Most blame the Ford government


TORONTO – An overwhelming number of Ontarians believe that health care in the province is in crisis – with a solid majority laying the responsibility at the Ford government’s feet – according to an Environics Research poll commissioned by the Ontario Federation of Labour released today. The online poll of 1,000 Ontarians found that 79% feel that “health care is currently in a state of crisis in Ontario,” and that 55% of Ontarians point to the Ford government as most responsible for the current situation.

 

“These results confirm the devastating experiences we are hearing from Ontarians: they are concerned about our health care system, and Ford is to blame.” said Patty Coates, Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President. “The tripledemic of COVID-19, flu, and RSV are peaking simultaneously, bringing our already struggling health care system past its breaking point. We need action from this government now.”


The poll also confirmed that most Ontarians do not believe that privatization is the answer to the healthcare crisis. Six in ten Ontarians (59%) oppose greater involvement by private for-profit health care providers – with overwhelming majorities agreeing that “the main objective of private for-profit healthcare companies is to make more money for their owners and shareholders” (81%) and that “allowing private for-profit companies to offer health care services means people with more money will get health care faster than the rest of us” (79%). “The government must immediately increase funding to public hospitals and clinics so they can rebuild capacity,” said Coates.



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