Ford defends health-care record as hospitals say financial ‘crisis’ is coming – CBC

Ontario Hospital Association calls for financial certainty to plan long-term

Mar 09, 2026

Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s health-care record ahead of his eighth budget, even as the province’s hospitals say they face a billion-dollar structural funding deficit.

Ontario’s premier has repeatedly pushed back in recent weeks against criticism that his government is not providing the province’s hospital system with enough funding to address problems like hallway health care. That comes as the association that represents Ontario’s hospitals is warning that funding uncertainty is causing critical financial strain.

Ford, who promised to end hallway health care in hospitals when he was elected in 2018, says the province’s population has grown since then, compounding the problem. He has stressed that his government has rolled out tens of billions in new spending on health care in that time.

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