THRONE SPEECH

ONTARIO LIBERAL PREMIER SPEECH

from ONTARIO LIBERAL PREMIER SPEECH.with (comments)


Your government is committed to health promotion to combat smoking and obesity, and it believes strongly in patient-centred care and evidence-based health policy.(NOT DEFINED)
Along with all parties in the legislature, it understands the pressing need to expand access to HOME CARE in Ontario.
And so your government will continue to expand the support available to people in their homes, and to address the needs of men and women across Ontario currently waiting for the HOME CARE  services they require.(MD HOUSE CALL fee will be increased).
Your government will also continue to expand access to mental health services and support efforts to reduce stigma for men and women coping with mental illness.(TWO MENTAL HOSPITALS CLOSED in TORONTO)
It will work with partners in all related sectors to coordinate the best response to these challenges because Ontario's minds and spirits must be healthy, too.
It will also move forward with a Seniors Strategy to ensure that Ontario can best respond to the needs of its aging population.
It will promote partnership between health care providers - from hospitals and long-term care homes, to community support services and front line medical providers through Community Health Links - so that the care of our loved ones and our most vulnerable citizens is constant and cohesive.
To ensure the best treatment for our children, our parents, grandparents and our friends, your government believes the research community must be supported in its work.
And it is therefore announcing renewed support for the Ontario Brain Institute (655 BAY STREET @ Elm St) through a funding partnership with the PRIVATE  sector.
Every dollar your government contributes will leverage four additional dollars from its partners by 2018.
( GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION of the IMPORTANCE of PRIVATE EQUITY).