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Ontario Pledges $1Million To Horn Of Africa

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Ontario Pledges $1 Million To Fight Famine

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Government Helps Horn Of Africa Humanitarian
Relief Effort

The Ontario government is providing $1 million to help people facing starvation in the hardest hit countries of the Horn of Africa.

 

Millions of lives are at stake in the region due to a cycle of severe droughts. The UN declared a famine in Somalia on July 20th — the first time famine has been declared there by the UN in nearly 20 years.

 

The money from Ontario will support the efforts of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the region.

 

QUOTE

 

“To have nothing to eat is a frightening and unimaginable idea for many of us and a sad reality for millions of people in the Horn of Africa. Ontarians come from all over the world and many people have friends and family in the midst of the crisis. Now is the time for us to work together to offer our support and I encourage all Ontarians to help in the relief effort.”

— Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario

 

QUICK FACTS

 

  • The Horn Region of Africa includes the countries of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti,Uganda and Sudan.

 

  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent international efforts to assist in the region. He said the situation is rapidly deteriorating with an estimated 11.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

 

LEARN MORE

 

Donate to the Canadian Red Cross.

 

Premier’s Media
Office: 416-314-8975

 

ontario.ca/premier-news

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Ontario Gov’t Calls For New Health Care Deal

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Ontario Calls For New Long-Term Deal On Health Care

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Government Committed to Helping Families

Ontario is calling on the federal government to work with the provinces to deliver a new long-term deal on health care.

 

That’s the message Premier Dalton McGuinty delivered today during a speech to the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.

 

Ontario welcomes Ottawa’s recent commitment to 6 per cent increases in health transfers, but Ontario is also seeking a long-term commitment from the federal government — who pay only 23 per cent of Ontario’s health costs.

 

Further health care reforms are needed to meet the needs of Ontario’s rapidly aging population. A new long-term deal should focus on giving seniors more options in their homes and communities.

 

Ontario has made significant progress in health care. This is in part because the current health accord invested in strategic reforms such as wait times and access to care. In fact, Ontario is now a national leader in reducing wait times and 94 per cent of Ontarians have a family doctor.

 

QUOTES

 

“Ontario is moving forward with improvements to our health care system. We can do even more with a strong federal partner. The renewal of long-term funding for health care will be the most important issue facing our governments in the coming years.”

— DaltonMcGuinty, Premier of Ontario

 

QUICK FACTS

 

  • The current 10-year federal health agreement expires in 2014.
  • In the next 10 years, 1.6 million Ontarians will turn 65, the traditional retirement age — that’s twice as many people as between 1981 and 1991.
  • According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, seniors account for 14 per cent of the population but 44 per cent of health care spending.
  • The Fraser Institute’s 20th annual waiting list survey found Ontario had the shortest wait times for surgical and other therapeutic treatments.
  • The 2011 Wait Times Alliance report showed that Ontario had the shortest total wait times in Canada.

 

 

 

 

 

LEARN MORE

 

Here’s a check-up on our health care system.

 

Ontario seniors are successfully receiving care at home now.

 

 

 

Premier’s Media
Office: 416-314-8975

 

ontario.ca/premier-news

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