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Èlections 2022 en Ontario

Réponses des candidats aux élections
Les réponses sont classées par ordre chronologique, selon la date de leur réception. La première réponse reçue pour chaque parti est affichée au début de cette section.

Réponses individuelles des candidats du Nouveau parti démocratique
Dr. Hal Berman – ONDP Candidate for Willowdale
Frank Chu – York Centre Candidate
Kim McArthur-Jackson – Northumberland-Peterborough South Candidate
Karen Meissner – Kitchener-Conestoga Candidate
Alison Kelly – Bay of Quinte Candidate

Date: May 17, 2022 5:22PM
Subject: Automatic Reply: Arthritis Consumer Experts Survey for Ontario Election
From: Dr. Hal Berman

Response:

Thank you for reaching out and for your interest in my campaign.

As you can imagine, I am receiving a high volume of emails during the campaign. I will try to answer all of them. I appreciate your patience.

Warm regards,

Dr. Hal Berman
ONDP Candidate for Willowdale

Date: May 27, 2022 11:30AM
Subject: Automatic Reply: Arthritis Consumer Experts Survey for Ontario Election
From: Frank Chu

Response:

Thank you for reaching out to my campaign and please see brief responses below:
  1. Our plan to end surgical backlog in Ontario: We will immediately increase funding to hospitals and investment $1 billion to clear the surgical and procedural backlog. We’ll identify and publicize the number of delayed procedures and publish regular progress reports. We will increase hospital capacity by hiring more nurses and creating a healthcare workforce strategy. We’ll expand operating referral room hours over the evenings and weekends. We will create a centralized surgical system to support patients to choose if they would like to stay with their current surgeon, choose a sooner appointment, or one closer to home.
  2. Equitable access to care for all Ontarians: We will make arthritis care available in the community, not just in long-term care settings. We will improve access to recovery and rehabilitation through public and non-profit home and community care support services to alleviate pressure on hospitals. Increased funding for home and community care will help people stay in the comfort of their own homes and communities for longer and prevent long hospital stays. We will introduce pharmacare in Ontario to make medications more accessible to people of all ages. With the help of sector leaders, we will improve primary care doctors' knowledge about arthritis to make early screening and diagnosis available to everyone.
You can also read more about our platform here:
They broke it, we'll fix it. « Ontario NDP
Best regards,
Frank

Frank Chu (he/him)
York Centre NDP Candidate

Date: May 29, 2022, 10:00PM
Subject: Re: Arthritis Consumer Experts Survey for Ontario Election
From: Kim McArthur-Jackson

Response:

Good afternoon,

Thank you for reaching out to me about this issue - I know it is an important consideration for so many in Ontario. I've included the answers to your questions below:
  • The ONDP is committed to making evidence based therapies available to Ontarians. We will increase access to community-based health care providers who can offer care close to home. We will improve funding to ODSP and home renovations grants to help people make their homes more accessible.
  • We will ensure the continuation of virtual care where appropriate. We will fix broadband issues in northern, rural, and remote areas to make virtual care more accessible. We will restore virtual care billing codes for doctors to offer their patients the option for a virtual appointment where appropriate.
  • Ontario NDP will lead the way and immediately introduce pharmacare in Ontario. We will work with sector leaders to establish fair prices and eliminate out-of-pocket costs for essential medicines.
  • We support Indigenous peoples in Canada to continue practicing traditional medicine. We will fund Indigenous primary care organizations and Aboriginal health access centres to develop culture- specific programs.
  • We will immediately increase funding to hospitals and investment $1 billion to clear the surgical and procedural backlog. We will increase hospital capacity by hiring more nurses and creating a healthcare workforce strategy. We will create a centralized surgical referral system to support patients to choose if they would like to stay with their current surgeon, choose a sooner appointment, or one closer to home.
I hope this helps to answer your questions. If you have any further, please feel free to reach out!

Warmly,

Kim McArthur-Jackson (she/her)
ONDP Candidate for Northumberland-Peterborough South
Strong. Ready. Working for You.

Date: May 30, 2022, 3:08PM
Subject: Re: Arthritis Consumer Experts Survey for Ontario Election
From: Karen Meissner


Response:

Hello Cheryl,

I'm sure you have received this already, but here is ONDP response to the ACE questionnaire attached to this email.

Kind regards,

Vita Skvairson (she/her)
Campaign Manager

Date: May 31, 2022, 4:25PM
Subject: Re: Arthritis Consumer Experts Survey for Ontario Election
From: Alison Kelly

Response:

Dear Arthritis Society Canada,

Below are the official Ontario New Democratic Party answers to your inquiry on behalf of all our candidates.

1. Our plan to end surgical backlog in Ontario:
We will immediately increase funding to hospitals and investment $1 billion to clear the surgical and procedural backlog. We’ll identify and publicize the number of delayed procedures and publish regular progress reports. We will increase hospital capacity by hiring more nurses and creating a healthcare workforce strategy. We’ll expand operating referral room hours over the evenings and weekends. We will create a centralized surgical system to support patients to choose if they would like to stay with their current surgeon, choose a sooner appointment, or one closer to home.

2. Equitable access to care for all Ontarians:
We will make arthritis care available in the community, not just in long-term care settings.

We will improve access to recovery and rehabilitation through public and non-profit home and community care support services to alleviate pressure on hospitals. Increased funding for home and community care will help people stay in the comfort of their own homes and communities for longer and prevent long hospital stays. We will introduce pharmacare in Ontario to make medications more accessible to people of all ages. With the help of sector leaders, we will improve primary care doctors' knowledge about arthritis to make early screening and diagnosis available to everyone.

Sincerely,

Leslie Parsons Manager for;

Alison Kelly
ONDP Candidate for Bay of Quinte