France Gélinas and New Democrat MPP Bhutila Karpoche are trying to have the top public health doctor named as independent and not beholden to any government
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health should have no perceived ties to the governing party in the Ontario Legislature, said Official Opposition health critic France Gélinas.
Currently in Ontario, the CMOH is accountable to both the governing Minister of Health and to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Ontario is the only province in Canada where this is the case, said a new release from the New Democrats on Monday. Gélinas said the idea is to have a chief medical officer who is independent enough that they can share important information with the public during any sort of a medical crisis.
“Complete independence is the only way we can guarantee the province’s chief medical officer of health is empowered to share information directly with the public as needed to keep people healthy and safe.”
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