Legislators to return with health reform on Tuesday’s agenda

The Ontario legislature is scheduled to continue Tuesday following a two-month winter break that started in December.

Ontario is expected to introduce health reforms to legislation, which was promised last month.

It will include allowing private clinics to perform more surgical procedures and diagnostic tests in addition to other changes made to deal with significant backlogs.

The province says the next meeting will see legislation discuss increasing skilled trades and mining critical minerals.

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However, Ford’s relationship with developers will hang over the new legislative session.

Ford and his housing minister have denied any wrongdoing after the protected Greenbelt opened up to build homes last fall.

Opposing parties say they will push the Ford government regarding the Greenbelt changes.

Ford says he did nothing wrong when developers, who are described as long-time family friends, took part in his daughter’s stag and doe party – an event typically for an engaged couple to raise money.

Based on the information provided to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario, Ford had no knowledge of gifts given to his daughter and son-in-law and there was no talk of government business at the event.

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