How Anthony Perruzza voted at council

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1. 2023.MM5.45ADOPTED

   Protecting Access to Healthcare for all Ontarians

   As both the Province and the City continue to move towards a state of recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, our future decisions surrounding policies and services should be guided by what this lengthy period of uncertainty has taught us. A key lesson being that every Ontarian, regardless of their social or financial status should have access to medical care. The Province's recent decision to end the "Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons Program" seeks to undo the critical work that many healthcare professionals have been able to undertake for their most vulnerable patients. Ending this program will remove access to supports and care from over a million Ontarians, many who are members of marginalized groups and have come to rely on this program without worrying about how much visiting a doctor was going to cost them. In a report published by the Health Network for Uninsured Clients (HNUC), it found that the removal of the financial component of care has created a positive domino effect throughout the system, where doctors and nurses have seen less fear and hesitation in patients seeking out emergency and clinical care in a timely manner. This has led to better heal…

   City Council · 2023-03-30 15:12 PM

   Adopt Item

   Anthony Perruzza's vote: Yes

   Majority required - MM5.45 - Adopt the item

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   24-1

   Source outcome