I have a very apropos petition to present today, entitled “Health Care is Not for Sale.
“To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
“Whereas Ontarians get health care based on their needs, not their ability to pay;
“Whereas the Ford government wants to privatize our health care system;
“Whereas privatization will bleed nurses, doctors and PSWs out of our public hospitals and will download costs to patients;
“Therefore we, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to immediately stop all plans to privatize Ontario’s health care system, and fix the crisis in health care by:
“—repealing Bill 124 to help recruit, retain, return and respect health care workers with better pay and better working conditions;
“—licensing tens of thousands of internationally educated nurses and other health care professionals already in Ontario; and
“—funding and fully utilizing public operating rooms.”
I fully support this petition, affix my signature, and will send it to the table with page Sofia.
Mr. Piccini moved third reading of the following bill:
Bill 79, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters / Projet de loi 79, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne l’emploi, le travail et d’autres questions.