They said the proposed restructuring would not negatively affect emergency health services and no paramedics would lose their jobs, but the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs is holding an emergency meeting on the merger
When NDP Leader Andrea Horwath pressed Minister of Health Christine Elliott, seen above in February, 2019, during Question Period on Tuesday afternoon to provide more details about the restructuring, Ms. Elliott instead pointed to the ministry’s budget increase of $1.3-billion.The Ford government said emergency health services would not be negatively affected and no paramedics would lose their jobs as Ontario looks at merging the province’s various ambulance services.
When NDP Leader Andrea Horwath pressed Minister of Health Christine Elliott during Question Period on Tuesday afternoon to provide more details about the restructuring, Ms. Elliott instead pointed to the ministry’s budget increase of $1.3-billion. “Our chief concern is we need to be able to ensure the residents of the province of Ontario that when they call for an ambulance there’s one going to be able to respond there in an appropriate amount of time,” he said.
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