Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is making health care the key issue of her election campaign, saying many Ontarians aren’t getting the care they need.
Crombie kicked off her campaign outside a medical office in Barrie, Ont., on Jan. 29, by promising to tackle the province’s family physician shortage while criticizing Premier Doug Ford’s decision to call an early election.
Crombie said the $175 million being spent on an election “we don’t need” should instead be spent on tackling the family doctor shortage.
“More than 2.5 million Ontarians don’t have access to a family doctor,” Crombie said, adding her priority is to ensure “everyone in Ontario has access to a family doctor within four years.”…