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Stephen Blais

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Orléans
  • Ontario Liberal Party
  • Ontario
  • Unit 204 4473 Innes Rd. Orleans, ON K4A 1A7 sblais.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
  • tel: 613-834-8679
  • fax: 613-834-7647
  • sblais.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

  • Government Page
  • Feb/21/23 11:40:00 a.m.

It’s nice to finally be back. My question is for the Premier. Mr. Speaker, perhaps the most important priority any government should have is the health of the citizens that it represents, and a critical element of maintaining good health is regular access to your family doctor or other primary care professionals. Right now, here in Ontario, there are 2.2 million Ontarians without access to a family doctor. That’s almost 15% of the population, and it’s up from 1.8 million just a few years ago. Too many of our neighbours, parents and grandparents, fathers and mothers, don’t have access to primary care. Too many children don’t have access.

We’re hearing a lot of talk about big plans to reform the health system. What we haven’t heard is how this is going to help Ontarians access primary care. So what is the Premier’s government going to do to ensure that these 2.2 million Ontarians can access the important and often life-saving care from family doctors, nurse practitioners and other front-line health practitioners?

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