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Decentralized Democracy

Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
February 29, 2024 09:00AM
  • Feb/29/24 10:10:00 a.m.
  • Re: Bill 162 

We absolutely should. Look, I mentioned it earlier—I don’t know if the nurses were here when I talked about it—but the quickest thing we can do is get rid of these private staffing agencies, or at least reduce the use so that they’re only used in situations where they used to be used. We have to show respect to the nursing agency that’s there.

Bill 124, for 53 months, punished nurses—for 53 months. The Conservative government didn’t have the dignity to do a press conference when they repealed it after losing a court challenge and losing an appeal.

Look, the reality is that Bill 124 was harmful to the health care industry. People are exiting in rapid numbers. If they did the press conference, maybe nurses would know that it’s been repealed and those workers would stop exiting the province, knowing that we’re going to finally pay them what they’re worth.

I can’t wait for the standing ovation because I love watching you guys give a standing ovation while sitting on your hands.

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