Emergency rooms are closing. Hospitals are crumbling. And communities across Ontario have been left waiting far too long.
The Ontario NDP proposed this motion to fix that. It calls on the government to finally invest in the critical hospital projects that families have been promised for years — and fund them in the 2025 Budget. Unfortunately, Doug Ford and his Conservative caucus voted against it.
Here’s what it would have done:
- Fund new hospitals in Brampton, Durham Region, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Brantford
- Reopen the Minden ER and restore 24/7 emergency and urgent care in Welland, Port Colborne, and Fort Erie (Douglas Memorial Hospital)
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Expand or redevelop hospitals across the province, including:
- Windsor-Essex Regional Hospital
- Hamilton Health Science
- Queensway Carleton Hospital and Arnprior Regional Hospital
- Health Sciences North in Sudbury and Weeneebayko General Hospital in Moose Factory
- Thessalon Hospital, Matthews Memorial Hospital (St. Joseph Island), Manitoulin Health Centre, and Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
These investments will build care and strengthen Ontario — with better care, good jobs, and stronger communities.
Watch my comments on the motion here: