“Faced with increasing transmission, the Ontario government designated SARS as a reportable, communicable, and virulent disease under the Health Protection and Promotion Act on March 25, 2003”
2) Without uniform airborne IPAC in hospitals & LTC facilities Toronto became the largest SARS outbreak outside of Asia, yet only Economic Sanctions spurred action. Nurses were brow beaten & bullied for sounding the alarm between waves. theglobeandmail.com/news/national/…
3)
June 2003
ON gov creates SARS Commission
Terms of Reference make it clear Commission can investigate but CAN'T “express any conclusion" that makes "any findings of fact with respect to civil or criminal responsibility of any person or org" archives.gov.on.ca/en/e_records/s…
The distinction between
Private Sector & Public Sector
Is NOT based on Ownership
Profit model is the Dividing Line
2) Why this Matters
Wages of Public Sector employees are capped at 1% under Bill 124 but Senior Executives don't share a similar fate, exempt under the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act
Public Sector above $100 000 appear on Sunshine List, Private Sector Exempt
3)
HC workers are leaving in droves but they don’t have to head south of the border
or trek cross country to make more money since Bill 124 & the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act does
NOT apply to Private Sector Corporations
What is the Precautionary Principle?
Simply Put – Better Safe than Sorry
2)
While the roots of the Precautionary Principle are grounded in Environmental legislation, ranging from international conventions to Federal, Provincial & Territorial laws its application has been met with constant resistance.
2)
Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) sets out the rights and duties of all parties in the workplace, as well as the procedures for dealing with workplace hazards and for enforcement as needed. ontario.ca/document/guide…
3)
The Minister of Labor (MOL) is responsible for the administration of the OHSA ontario.ca/laws/statute/9…