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flag Ontario proposes making its top doctor independent to ensure science-based, politically free public health decisions.

flag Ontario NDP MPPs France Gelinas and Robin Lennox have introduced the Public Health Accountability Act, proposing to make the province’s chief medical officer of health an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly, ending the current practice of reporting directly to the Minister of Health. flag The bill aims to enhance public trust by establishing a legislative committee to oversee health emergencies, allowing the CMOH to provide science-based updates directly to elected officials without political interference. flag The legislation, named after Dr. Sheela Basrur, a respected former CMOH during the SARS outbreak, seeks to strengthen accountability and ensure public health decisions are guided by evidence, not politics.

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