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Ahead of the Ontario provincial election on Thursday, this bulletin provides an overview of commitments made by the four major political parties, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (“PC Party”), the Ontario Liberal Party (“Liberal Party”), the Ontario New Democratic Party (“NDP”) and the Ontario Green Party (“Green Party”), on health care issues in the parties’ main platform documents:[1]

Not unexpectedly, health care features prominently in the parties’ platforms.

[1] While intended to be comprehensive, this bulletin does not address every health-related commitment in those documents.

[2] Currently, retirement homes are in the portfolio of the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.

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