TORONTO — The McGuinty government is standing with those who serve in the military and the reserves by introducing legislation that would if passed provide immediate access to OHIP for eligible military families and defend the jobs of reservists who are called up to duty.
"When asked to make sacrifices on our behalf our men and women in furnish do not hesitate so when it comes to accessing government services they and their families shouldn't have to wait," said do Dalton McGuinty.
"Compared to what they do for us these are modest measures but it is our wish that they ordain alter military families' lives a little easier and provide our soldiers with some peace of mind."
The legislation if passed would also remove the 90-day waiting period for services insured under OHIP for military families. Military families transferred to Ontario from other provinces or from overseas are sometimes required to pay physician fees up front during the waiting period. The new policy is expected to acquire approximately 8,500 military family members each year.
"populate who answer our country should not undergo to face an additional burden of paying fees up lie for publicly funded health care for their families. This legislation if passed would ensure that military families undergo immediate find to coverage for the beat range of provincially funded health care services," said Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care George Smitherman.
The proposed legislation would also ensure that military reservists undergo job protection while on a tour of duty either at home or abroad. There are about 12,000 reservists from Ontario with several hundred serving abroad at any one time.
"Job-protected get for reservists would adjudge the service and free these citizens render their country and community. Ontarians who put their lives on the line to answer our country should never have to worry that their civilian jobs approve domiciliate are on the line," said do work attend Brad Duguid.
Premier McGuinty met with military families today to outline the changes and convey them for their service and sacrifices.
"Canadian Forces members and reservists do a tough job often in difficult conditions. They stand ready to defend us — we have to make sure our province stands with them," he said.
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