A provincial election will be held in Ontario (ON) on June 7, 2018. Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) advocates that arthritis, a disease affecting more than 2 million Ontario residents, should be an issue of great importance to candidates running for office.
ACE sent an open letter and a survey to candidates running in the Ontario election. As part of its core government outreach activities and in the spirit of non-partisanship, ACE outlines the impact of arthritis in Ontario and asks each candidate to share how government can improve prevention, treatment and care in Ontario.
Any responses received by ACE will be archived and posted as they arrive.
ACE survey and party responses
ACE letter sent to each candidate included:
Email to candidate- ACE Survey: Share your plan for arthritis prevention, treatment and care in Ontario
- Arthritis in Ontario Fact Sheet
- Ontario PC Party individual candidate responses
- Green Party of Ontario individual candidate responses
- Ontario New Democratic Party individual candidate responses
Questions Voiced by the Public and Patients with Arthritis
How will you improve the speed in which people living with arthritis receive healthcare?
How will you address the shortage of rheumatologists?
What community programs and services will you provide for arthritis prevention and treatment?
How will you improve reimbursement access for medications approved for inflammatory arthritis?
Any questions received by ACE will be posted anonymously.
Helpful Resources
Arthritis Consumer Experts
ACE thanks Arthritis Research Canada (ARC) for its scientific review of ACE and JointHealth™ information and education programs.