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Brooks Fallis retweeted
"[The public service] should be worried about not releasing what the law requires." — @robyndoolittle, co-author with @tom_cardoso of the @globeandmail series Secret Canada. At 8/11pm with @BrooksFallis, Patricia Kosseim (@IPCinfoprivacy) & @spaikin | Producer: @meredithmartin
Brooks Fallis retweeted
Why are governments across Canada so secretive? Why is information so difficult to obtain? @spaikin speaks with @BrooksFallis, Patricia Kosseim (@IPCinfoprivacy), and @robyndoolittle & @tom_cardoso (@globeandmail) at 8/11pm | Producer: @meredithmartin #cdnfoi #secretcanada
Brooks Fallis retweeted
“A law is not a suggestion." And yet, every day in this country, government and public institutions at the federal level and in every province and territory are doing just that: breaking the law. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Brooks Fallis retweeted
In 2021, my investigative-team colleague @tom_cardoso and I got tired of moaning about Canada's broken freedom of information regime. We decided to turn our reporting skills on the system itself. We had higher ambitions than a traditional story: SecretCanada.com
Brooks Fallis retweeted
Most of covid I am seeing is hospital acquired. Staff members in hospitals spreading to patients. We would never do this with flu pandemic. We would continue to use masks to protect most vulnerable. Wearing mask in healthcare setting is small price to pay to protect vulnerable – at Ota-ku, Tokyo
Brooks Fallis retweeted
“I wouldn’t have spoken out if I hadn’t heard Premier Ford say ‘these private clinics won’t charge you extra.’ That’s not true.”
Reporting by @christinecbc
Brooks Fallis retweeted
We are excited with today's announcement from @jyduclos to fund @LongCOVIDWebCA. This $20 million investment will help establish a national network to study #LongCovid, unlocking new treatments and improving care for Canadians.
Brooks Fallis retweeted
The best way to rapidly reduce the surgical backlog is to better utilize the public ORs we already have.
Brooks Fallis retweeted
Seriously. How about we fund our (remarkably efficient!) public system adequately, make full use of our existing infrastructure, and only then have a discussion about opening up to for-profit entities?
Ottawa Hospital opened up operating rooms to a private group of surgeons on Saturdays.
Why is a public hospital w/ unused OR time allowing profit-making in its OR?
What are the terms of the deal with the surgeons? Is @OntariosDoctors supportive? ottawacitizen.com/news/nurse… #ONpoli
Brooks Fallis retweeted
This morning, I submitted a complaint to the Integrity Commissioner requesting an investigation into whether the Premier has violated the Members' Integrity Act concerning two Ford family events. #onpoli
ALT A copy of my letter to Integrity Commissioner Wake. I'll post a link to the PDF version in a reply.
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The "status quo" has hospital ORs fully operational 40h per week. (8-4pm, M-F).
The "innovative" idea is creating a parallel for-profit system with no designated regulator.
@ongov could immediately increase capacity by 25% to 50h/week by funding extended OR hours from 7am-5pm.
Brooks Fallis retweeted
Today in the House of Commons, there's a motion up for debate triggered in part by my reporting.
The @NDP is calling on the Trudeau government to "close loopholes" in the Canada Health Act that "allow for the growth of two tier health care." #cdnpoli
cbc.ca/news/health/private-s…
Brooks Fallis retweeted
It has been clear from the start that the Ford government’s “housing” bills have more to do with benefiting land speculators than with building affordable homes. But now the proof is in front of us.
The people of Ontario deserve better.
#ONpoli
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Brooks Fallis retweeted
Hey @ianhanomansing and @checkupcbc there are a few things I wanted to address about the recent episode on private healthcare clinics. I called in and went through screening, but unfortunately didn’t make it onto the show.
A thread 🧵 /1
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Exactly. Also: no kidding. “No, Mr. Ford, it’s not okay to host a party where developers come with cash” - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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NEW: Private clinics across Canada are advertising to patients that they can “avoid long wait times” and get surgeries within weeks.
The price for a hip or knee replacement: up to $28,000.
There’s evidence the number of people willing to pay is growing. cbc.ca/news/health/private-s…
Brooks Fallis retweeted
Colin's excellent story mentions inquiries that seemed to prompt the premier's office to go to the Integrity Commissioner about the stag and doe. They came from @CharliePinkerto.
Charlie had a story about the stag and doe and more. He's a fantastic reporter and it was solid.
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford tells Ontario’s Integrity Commissioner that developers who he counts as “personal friends” attended a fundraiser stag and doe party for his daughter and son-in-law in August.
globalnews.ca/news/9457569/o…
#onpoli
Brooks Fallis retweeted
Premier Doug Ford told the integrity commissioner about developers attending his daughter's wedding events only after reporter @CharliePinkerto started asking questions. #onpoli
Ontario developers who benefitted from Ford government decisions on Greenbelt and MZOs dined with the premier at his daughter’s wedding
by moi & @njaved
thestar.com/news/investigati…
