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The province’s decision has angered some doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, who are calling on their associations and the public to mobilize.
“It’s completely unconscionable,” says Dr. Gary Bloch, a family physician with St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, and a member of Health Providers Against Poverty.
“It significantly impacts the potential for people with disabling medical conditions to improve their health. This supplement has been a lifeline for a lot of my patients who live on welfare,” Bloch says.