'The government isn't stepping forward to support them, they're not listening': Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles promises to fight for Group Health patients at Queen's Park
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles spent much of Wednesday in Sault Ste. Marie on a fact-finding mission examining the cause and effects of the primary care crisis affecting thousands in the city.
"We heard this morning that they have given the government a solution, they know what they need and the government so far has refused to to go there,” said Stiles, at a media availability after here meeting with GHC brass. Gelinas, who is the NDP critic for Health, said the GHC and Family Health Teams throughout the province have not received a base funding increase in 12 years, while costs associated with providing that health care has soared over the same period of time.
After the media availability, Stiles and Gelinas met with local city councillors before hosting a roundtable discussion with steelworkers, unionized nurses and patients who are about to lose their primary care provider. Stiles said she plans to take those concerns back to Queen’s Park to advocate and push the government for solutions.
“We think we can push them back on their heels and one of the ways we do that is by pointing out to people that this is a choice they're making — that it would actually cost the system less and be more effective and treat more people if we invested those dollars in our public hospitals and in our public clinics,” she added.
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