Private Healthcare Clinic Expansion
The government dramatically expanded funding for private surgical clinics while public hospital operating rooms sit empty due to staffing shortages.
🏥 An in effect Healthcare policy from January 2023 · Bill 124, Bill 60 · Well sourced · Also seen in AB, NS
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"Innovative Care Models"
Partnering with community surgical clinics to reduce wait times and provide Ontarians with more options for OHIP-covered procedures.
"No one, and I mean no one, is going to pay with a credit card for health care."
— Doug Ford, January 2023
"Permanent Privatization"
Moving simple, profitable surgeries (cataracts, hips, knees) to private corporations. Hospitals are left with only complex, expensive cases, making them appear inefficient.
- $280M in public funds directed to private clinics (June + Dec 2025 gov't announcements)source
- Clinics owned by PC donors received licensessource
- Surgeons leave hospitals to work at higher-paying private clinicssource
- No evidence private clinics reduce overall wait timessource
This section represents editorial interpretation of documented evidence.
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