Ford says he's doing all he can to fix health worker shortages

STRATFORD, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he's doing everything in his power to add more health-care workers to the system, but indicated that won't include repealing wage restraint legislation or increasing a retention bonus for nurses.

"I appreciate the front-line health care workers, they work their backs off, day in and day out," Ford said after an unrelated announcement in southwestern Ontario. The University Health Network in downtown Toronto issued an alert this week saying its cardio-vascular, cardiac and medical-surgical intensive care units have either reached their total bed capacity or do not have enough staff to keep all beds open safely.

Many nurses point to Bill 124 as a major source of concern, saying that the legislation that capped wage increases for public sector workers to one per cent a year for three years has devalued their work. "It's a big thank you. When we gave you the $5,000 — you can call it retention, you can call it thank you — I appreciate the great work they do."

Cathryn Hoy, president of the Ontario Nurses' Association, said nurses need actual wage increases, not one-time payments. Even though the provisions of Bill 124 will expire, she said if it is repealed, nurses could renegotiate their wages in their current contracts.

If you were doing everything ER's wouldn't be closing! Now is not the time to be stubborn, get rid of bill 124! Keep our hospitals running. You can spend money on Covid now spend on our hospitals.

Ford lies. He is deliberately destroying our healthcare. He is a monster.

No he’s not, he’s on vacation of playing golf for fundraisers

Hire back the unvaccinated!!!

LOLLLL 😂😂😂😂

Repealing Bill 124 would be a heckuva start.

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