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The first day of May marked National Physicans’ Day — a day to honour the hard work, care and dedication of physicians across the country and here on P.E.I. As he often does on days that recognize important leaders in our community, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King. In it he said: “As we celebrate National Physicians’ Day, we acknowledge the challenges our physicians face and express our heartfelt gratitude for their service.”P.E.I.
The most glaring example of Premier King’s refusal to support frontline health-care workers was during debate on a bill I brought forward to remove the sick notes clause from the Employment Standards Act. This is something doctors have been calling for as a simple way to reduce some of the burden on our overwhelmed system. It is estimated that on P.E.I. more than 8,000 hours of clinical time is wasted annually on writing sick notes — time that could be better used towards patient care.
It is shameful that when presented with a common sense solution that is supported by frontline health-care workers, Premier King chose to whip his caucus and kill the bill with his majority government. Health Minister McLane, who is supposed to be in charge of the administration of health care in our province and had previously said he supported the bill, fell in line and also voted against the bill.
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