Ontario's New Democrats have accused the governing Conservatives of running the health-care system into the ground and driving doctors away from family medicine.
The statements were part of a news release from Official Opposition NDP Health critic France Gélinas, the MPP for Nickel Belt, in response to media reports that show access to health care in Northern Ontario is falling behind the rest of Canada because of doctor shortages.
"The Ford government has run our health-care system into the ground and scared future health care professionals away in the process,” Gélinas said in the release.
“New doctors don't want to pursue family medicine in Ontario because of the huge paperwork burden, never-ending workload, outdated models of care, and the bad taste left by Bill 124.”
"No matter how many millions the government spends on health-care ads trying to convince Ontario that things are fine, the data is clear — our doctors are losing confidence in this government's approach. Now, 10,000 more people in Sault Ste. Marie will be without a family doctor in a few weeks, and many more throughout the North," Gélinas continued.
She said the New Democrats have offered many solutions to help address the health care crisis, but the Doug Ford Conservatives refuse to work with the Ontario NDP.
