FORD GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ADMIT LOW WAGES, BILL 124 WORSENING HEALTH STAFFING ISSUES

Premier Doug Ford’s controversial wage restraint legislation contributed to the staffing crisis in Ontario’s health-care system, according to internal briefing documents given to the minister of health.

The admission was made in briefing notes prepared for Sylvia Jones in 2022, after she was appointed minister of health, and obtained by Global News through a freedom of information request.