{"id":29852,"date":"2024-09-25T10:50:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=29852"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:56:44","slug":"cbc-ontario-today-noon-call-in-how-is-bill-7-working-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/cbc-ontario-today-noon-call-in-how-is-bill-7-working-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC Ontario Today noon call in: How is bill 7 working for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(September 24, 2024) By: Amanda Pfeffer, Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer, CBC Radio One<\/p>\n<p>The Ontario government says the law helps to free up limited hospital beds. But some advocates disagree. Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, joined for an interview to start off the episode. Joining CBC to take your calls is Dr. Maurice St. Martin, a family doctor and the medical director two long terms care facilities in Sudbury and one of the expert witnesses for the Health Coalition in the Charter Challenge.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-45\/clip\/16096724\">Click here for the original recording<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(September 24, 2024) By: Amanda Pfeffer, Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer, CBC Radio One The Ontario government says the law helps to free up limited hospital beds. But some advocates disagree. Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, joined for an interview to start off the episode. 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