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Ford helps undermine Ontario’s public health system, then eyes more privatization

Years of underspending by the province at a time of increasing immigration and an aging population have fuelled a race to the bottom in Ontario’s public health.

By refusing to lift the effective wage freeze Ontario Premier Doug Ford imposed on nurses, he is hastening the decline in the health-care system and without doubt setting the stage for further privatization in the province, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CityNews
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