But Elliott confirms new model will cost Toronto and other municipalities millions more
Toronto board of health chairman Joe Cressy and Mayor John Tory warned that Toronto Public Health believed it was facing rising massive cuts.Provincial cuts to public-health units across Ontario will not endanger front-line services, Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott said Friday, as her officials provided details on plans that had whipped up concern about everything from vaccination checks to food-safety inspections.
"There has been an unfortunate difference of opinion that we are looking to rectify right now, and we look forward to working co-operatively with the city of Toronto,” Ms. Elliott said in a phone interview with The Globe and Mail on Friday.For days, despite providing little information, Ms. Elliott and other provincial officials accused Mr. Cressy of “fear mongering.
On Friday, the government finally offered its own numbers to reporters. Even then, government officials at first insisted on sharing the information through off-the-record briefings. In an interview with The Globe late on Friday, Ms. Elliott’s director of policy, Charles Lammam, explained the province’s plan, which he said was still subject to discussions with Toronto officials.
That means the cheque from Queen’s Park would shrink from $147-million to $114-million. The city would need to add $33-million to the $43-million it currently spends, for a total city contribution of $76-million, to keep the overall funding level the same. By 2021, the city would be required to cover a total of $84-million for its portion of the public-health budget, Mr. Lammam said.
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