All but 30 of the 1,594 people who applied to be heard by the government on its health care overhaul scheme were turned away by the Doug Ford government, prompting NDP Leader Andrea Horwath to call attention to their stories, and their objections, in the legislative assembly Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cKenneth Yurchuk is almost 70 years old and battling cancer, having already beat pulmonary lymphoma a few years ago,\u201d said Horwath. \u201cCancer Care Ontario was with him through all of this, and is still supporting him today. His appointments are booked for him, scans are arranged and he gets counselling from professional staff whenever it\u2019s needed.”<\/p>\n
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Despite his illness, Kenneth travelled to Queen’s Park Tuesday to fight for Cancer Care Ontario.<\/p>\n
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\u201cKenneth wants his kids and grandkids to have access to the same excellent treatment, but Ford\u2019s plan will rip apart the services that are actually working for families,” said Horwath.<\/p>\n
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The Ford Conservative health system scheme will demolish 20 agencies \u2014 including Cancer Care Ontario.\u00a0Horwath and the NDP have been calling for province-wide consultations, as well as a number of amendments, to the massive health care scheme that was drawn up by Ford in secret, in backrooms.<\/p>\n
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Patients like cancer survivor Patricia Chartier, who also came to Queen’s Park on Tuesday,\u00a0say for Ford to plow ahead with his overhaul would be devastating to patients.<\/p>\n
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“I don\u2019t want to live in an Ontario in which the needs of cancer and transplant medicine are lumped in with every other aspect of healthcare and forced to compete for the attention of a small, appointed centralized board,\u201d said Patricia. \u201cThat makes no sense. In fact, it feels to me like a crime against the people of our province\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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