PROPOSED
April
30, 2007
Whereas
local and timely access to health care and social services is essential for
building strong, prosperous and healthy communities;
Whereas the
Town of
Whereas existing
Provincial funding for health care and social services fails to take into account
the need for additional local health and social services in high growth communities
across
Whereas there
is a $1.5 billion gap in provincial funding for health and social services in the
Town of Markham and the GTA/905 regions compared to the rest of Ontario and the
funding gap has grown over the last several years;
Whereas Premier
McGuinty’s position on the federal funding gap for Ontario and the need for a
fairer share of federal transfer payments based on population size is the same
situation being faced by the Town of Markham and other GTA/905 communities in
terms of provincial funding for health and social services;
Whereas
the Federal Government has now acknowledged the need to distribute federal
funds Provinces on a per capita basis and the Province of Ontario is now
receiving an additional $1 billion from the Federal Government to pay for
health and social services in Ontario;
And Whereas York
Region residents are now contributing more that $170 million to the Province of
Ontario by way of the health care tax;
Be it
resolved that the Town of
1.
Provide immediate growth funding to
GTA/905 hospitals and health and social services so they can meet the needs of
the growing number of residents in their communities
2.
Commit to allocating provincial
health and social services funding to Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) and
Ontario regions on the basis of population size, growth and characteristics,
i.e., population-based funding.
3.
Develop a health and social services
plan for
And that this resolution be sent to the Premier of
Ontario, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and the Minister of Finance.