Update: September 8, 2022
Bill 9 failed its second reading vote, with the PCs voting against and everyone else voting in favour.
This Bill would change the Health Insurance Act, making it so insured services will include hospital and community-based violence intervention programs, as well as trauma-informed counselling for survivors and others affected by gun violence. It also changes the Health Protection and Promotion Act to give boards of health the same tools.
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