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Speeches

This archive contains transcripts of speeches and statements by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

2012
January 30 Making Healthy Change Happen: Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care - Remarks By The Honourable Deb Matthews - Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2011
November 9 Leading Healthcare Quality Summit & Innovations Expo - Remarks By The Honourable Deb Matthews - Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2010
November 10 Ontario Hospital Association HealthAchieve Conference Remarks By The Honourable Deb Matthews Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
November 10 Wayson Choy's Remarks at Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo 2010
2009
November 18 Ontario Hospital Association Health Achieve Conference Remarks By The Honourable Deb Matthews Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2008
November 18 Canadian Club of Toronto Broad Vision For Health Care Remarks By The Honourable David Caplan Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
November 5 OHA 'Health Achieve' Conference Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
April 23 Health Care Priorities - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2006
November 8 To the Ontario Hospital Association - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
September 11 To the Economic Club of Toronto - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
May 15 Economic Club / Drug Strategy - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
May 3 Health Human Resources Strategy - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
April 13 Bill 102, Transparent Drug System for Patients Act, 2006: Introduction of Legislation - House Statement by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
April 10 Drug Issue - House Statement by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
April 10 Ontario Long Term Care Association and the Ontario Retirement Communities Association Joint Convention and Trade Show - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2005
October 6 "Results" - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
August 18 Announcing Sunnybrook And Women's College Plan - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
June 21 Announcing 2005-2006 Hospital Allocations - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
April 7 World Health Day - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
March 4 Announcing New Deal with the Ontario Medical Association - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
February 15 Tobacco Control Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 - House Statement by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
January 28 Mending Ontario's Fractured CareThe Osteoporosis Society of Canada - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
January 28 RNAO Day at Queen's Park - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
January 17 Announcing the BBP Status and Transition Funding - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2004
December 15 Introducing the Smoke-Free Ontario Act - Notes for House Statement by the Honourable George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
November 26 College of Family Physicians of Canada 50th Anniversary Conference - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
November 17 To the Ontario Hospital Association 80th Annual Convention - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
October 19 Campaign Kick-Off for Ontario's UniversalInfluenza Immunization Program 2004-2005 - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care [PDF]
September 9 Ontario's Health Transformation Plan : Purpose and Progress St. Lawrence Market, North Building - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
July 26 Hospital Allocations Announcement St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
June 22 Operation Health Protection. An Action Plan to Prevent Threats to our Health and to Promote a Healthy Ontario - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
May 5 Ontario Tobacco Control Conference - Remarks by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
April 8 Presentation to the Empire Club : - Speaking Notes Presented by vGeorge Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
March 23 Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004 Bill 8 : Second Reading - Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
February 24 Transforming Health Care in Ontario- Speaking Notes Presented by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
February 16 Bill 8 : The Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act- Remarks by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister Of Health and Long-Term Care to the Standing Committee For Commencement of Bill Eight Hearings
January 30 Nurse Practitioner Integration- Presentation to the Nurse Practitioner Research and Professional Practice Conference by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister Of Health and Long-Term Care
January 26 Bill 31 - Health Information Protection Act, 2003- Presentation to Hearings of the Standing Committee on General Government by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister Of Health and Long-Term Care
2003
November 27 The Honourable George Smitherman : Statement to the Legislature, Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act
November 5 The Honourable George Smitherman : Speaking Notes to Ontario Hospital Association
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