Doug Ford says no to new hospital for Brampton

Ford Tories vote against Horwath's motion for hospital funding

QUEEN’S PARK — On Tuesday afternoon, Doug Ford's government voted against Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath's motion to budget for a new hospital in Brampton. Horwath issued the following statement:

“It's wrong and shameful that Doug Ford's Conservatives voted against funding for a new hospital in Brampton today.

The path to ending hallway medicine in Brampton starts with immediate phase two expansion of the Peel Memorial Urgent Care Centre, and building a new, third hospital for the big and booming community of Brampton. By voting no, Doug Ford's Conservatives are forcing Brampton families to continue suffering through painfully long waits in an emergency room. They're forcing patients -- sometimes even the sickest patients -- to be housed on gurneys in crowded hallways. And they're forcing hospital staff to work past the point of exhaustion with too few resources.

Instead of taking action to fix the hallway medicine crisis, Doug Ford is threatening to take things from bad to worse. His government has been warning that hospitals need to prepare to do even more with even less -- and Ontario is worried that Ford's cuts will hit heath care hard.

Brampton families deserve so much better than crowded emergency rooms and hallway medicine. New Democrats will continue to stand up for Brampton families and fight for a new hospital, and an end to hallway medicine."