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Jun 17 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Medical condition reports take thousands of Ontarians off the road every year. In many cases, they can help make our roads safer.

But the system is vulnerable to abuse, inconsistency and misjudgment by doctors and government officials.
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Medical condition reports are little-known but widely used provincial forms that some medical professionals must file to the ministry when patients have certain potentially dangerous conditions that “warrant a licence suspension” according to the ministry.
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When a report is submitted flagging these conditions, “it will result in a licence suspension,” a ministry document states.
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Drivers whose call for help results in a suspended licence often face sweeping consequences.

Some lose their livelihoods overnight because they suddenly can’t drive.
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Others lose trust in the health-care system, becoming fearful of reaching out for any further help.

And those already struggling with serious mental health challenges can fall deeper into despair with isolation and stress.
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In one case, a student nurse confided in a doctor about her depression and the next thing she knew the government took her licence away.

Read part one of #Suspended⬇️
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