Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP says it's unacceptable that some patients continue to fall victim to delayed access to surgeries.
The MPP's comments come as a senior patient in Owen Sound was told to wait 14 months for cataract surgery, which is double the provincial benchmark and three times over the national wait time average.
"Mr. Birch could go blind while waiting to access health care," Walker said in today's question period at Queen's Park. "After 12 years in government and 10 years since launching your Wait Time Strategy, is a 14-month wait the best you can do?"
But health minister Eric Hoskins failed to answer
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says it was disheartening to see the Liberal government vote down his proposal for capping election spending by third-parties.
Walker's bill, which was debated today at Queen's Park, proposed a spending cap of $150,000 for each third-party group's partisan ads in an election. He says the cap, which is also being advocated by the province's elections watchdog, Greg Essensa, would remove the ability of special-interest groups to influence elections. It would also put Ontario's election laws in line with the rest of Canada.
"The principle of fairness is paramount and fundamental to engaging everyone in our democratic process," Walker says. "Today, I challenged the legislature to
This Thursday, October 8, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound speaks up for Canadian values of welcome and inclusion with an event called "Together in Community."
Honouring difference is built into Canadian institutions. Respect for others is a fundamental Canadian value. During the last two months, however, differences in cultural practice have been made a wedge issue in our Canadian community. Thursday evening at 6pm all are invited to a circle of ...
The United Way of Bruce Grey today announced that $107,652.00 has been distributed to date to victims of the devastating fire in Owen Sound on August 10.
The United Way also announced that two area insurance professionals have volunteered their time and expertise to participate in the process developed to assist fire victims. The volunteer experts are Rob Allan, a 30-year insurance veteran who recently retired from Nicol Insurance; and Brian Glass, a former Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association executive member who spent his career as a loss adjuster and claims manager.
Mr. Glass and Mr. Allan join United Way volunteer chair Dave Myette and Executive Director Francesca Dobbyn on a working committee to review claimant loss lists and approve the release of funds in a timely and responsible process.
To date, community donations have reached
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says the education minister is not giving the parents of special-needs students the straight goods on why their children are being told to stay at home.
In today's question period at Queen's Park, Walker again questioned Minister Liz Sandals about cuts to special education, pointing that the cuts have stripped schools in Bluewater District School Board of 50 education assistants and pushed students with disabilities out of the classroom.
"Owen and Noah should be in Grade Six and Grade One respectively, but they are not. In fact, they're at home. They're at home because...
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