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(April 25, 2025)\u00a0By: Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator (behind a paywall)<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s dangerous,\u201d said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, which is an advocacy group.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat is completely unreasonable and unsafe for the worker and for the patients,\u201d Mehra said. \u201cIt means more accidents and injuries. It means more medical errors. Who wants to be the patient who\u2019s being treated on the 50th hour of that person\u2019s work week when they\u2019re exhausted?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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