Thursday, February 16, 2012
Just six weeks before the expected announcement of the Ontario provincial budget, the government has finally released the long-awaited report of the Drummond Commission.
Just six weeks before the expected announcement of the Ontario provincial budget, the government has finally released the long-awaited report of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services. Chaired by ex-banker Don Drummond, the Commission's mandate was to look at provincial public service delivery and determine "which areas could be delivered more efficiently by another entity."
The report contains 362 recommendations, over 100 of which focus on health care.
Speaking to reporters in a budget-style pre-release lock-up, Drummond acknowledged that his recommendations hearken back to cuts under former premier Mike Harris from 1995-2002.
