Alan S. Hale

Health Minister Sylvia Jones once promised that ‘people are not going to die,’ but the province hasn’t tried to figure out if they will or not, the auditor general reports

Ford government moving ahead with closing 10 facilities, while also prohibiting municipalities and health units from seeking federal approval directly

It may be unclear where encampment dwellers will be expected to go if they are evicted without other housing options, but Premier Doug Ford promises they won't be left stranded

After failing to pass a motion earlier this month asking for the notwithstanding clause to deal with encampments, 13 of Ontario's 29 big city mayors are asking Ford directly — at his behest

The PC government is demanding changes to the Criminal Code to make it even harder to get bail and is not sweating the impact on Ontario's overcrowded jails

Minister says involuntary treatment should be studied, but increasing the mental health system's capacity has to come first