The Ontario government plans to significantly expand publicly funded surgeries and diagnostic procedures performed in for-profit facilities.

In May 2023, the government passed new legislation (Bill 60) which will encourage the growth of this for-profit sector and expand the types of surgical and diagnostic procedures allowed to be performed outside of hospitals. Drawing on Freedom of Information requests, financial and statistical analysis, and a review of the research literature and policy experience, this report evaluates the government’s policy direction.

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Across Canada, farmers are experiencing declining mental health. Producers have higher rates of stress, depression and anxiety compared with the general population. The issue is so pervasive that it has been described as a mental health crisis. Efforts for improving the crisis have predominantly focused on increasing access to mental health care, providing education and resources, as well as campaigns aimed at reducing stigma, in addition to other efforts.

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Governments of all stripes are scrambling to address the housing supply shortage in municipalities across the country, especially in major cities. From the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to Ontario’s now-aborted plans to open up the green belt for sprawling suburban development, governments are working to set the private sector loose to build, build, build.