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Great protest in Ottawa today against city council's proposed bubble by-law banning demonstrations around many public buildings.
September 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Great protest in Ottawa today against city council's proposed bubble by-law banning demonstrations around many public buildings.
Of course the Ford government could have added 50,000 nurses, but lost 44,000 nurses to attrition as low pay and understaffing drive them out of healthcare- leaving net growth at 6,000. Either way, it's either a breathtaking falsehood or a massive policy failure.
September 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Of course the Ford government could have added 50,000 nurses, but lost 44,000 nurses to attrition as low pay and understaffing drive them out of healthcare- leaving net growth at 6,000. Either way, it's either a breathtaking falsehood or a massive policy failure.
The Ford government says it added 50,000 nurses last year. College of Nurses of Ontario registrations show an increase of about 6,000- consistent with growth in recent years and wholly inadequate to deal with the demands of a growing, aging population.
September 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Ford government says it added 50,000 nurses last year. College of Nurses of Ontario registrations show an increase of about 6,000- consistent with growth in recent years and wholly inadequate to deal with the demands of a growing, aging population.
In Australia, when nurse-patient ratios were introduced in hospitals, 7,500 nurses who were non-practising returned to work. They knew the ratios meant that they could now provide quality patient care.
Look at the numbers of non-practising registrants at the CNO:
Look at the numbers of non-practising registrants at the CNO:
August 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In Australia, when nurse-patient ratios were introduced in hospitals, 7,500 nurses who were non-practising returned to work. They knew the ratios meant that they could now provide quality patient care.
Look at the numbers of non-practising registrants at the CNO:
Look at the numbers of non-practising registrants at the CNO:
Ontario has the lowest cost for hip replacements of any province. Why would the Ford government move to much more expensive for-profit hip surgeries? To allow the wealthiest Ontarians to bypass wait lists. Costs will balloon and wait lists will grow but the most affluent will buy speedy access.
August 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ontario has the lowest cost for hip replacements of any province. Why would the Ford government move to much more expensive for-profit hip surgeries? To allow the wealthiest Ontarians to bypass wait lists. Costs will balloon and wait lists will grow but the most affluent will buy speedy access.
Inflation is climbing in the US and the impact of tariffs on prices has just begun. Purchases of appliances, automobiles and durable goods fell 9% in June and the jobs numbers were low. The American public has been unforgiving of inflation and recession. May the political impact be felt mid-term.
August 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Inflation is climbing in the US and the impact of tariffs on prices has just begun. Purchases of appliances, automobiles and durable goods fell 9% in June and the jobs numbers were low. The American public has been unforgiving of inflation and recession. May the political impact be felt mid-term.
$7.3 b in funding announcements in a few days, but not the $2 billion to get the 2,000 patients off stretchers and into hospital beds and the 250,000 on wait lists into surgeries. This government is vulnerable on health care. Let's talk about it.
January 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
$7.3 b in funding announcements in a few days, but not the $2 billion to get the 2,000 patients off stretchers and into hospital beds and the 250,000 on wait lists into surgeries. This government is vulnerable on health care. Let's talk about it.