19 Quotes by George Smitherman

We need to look in those jurisdictions that have taken that step (to see) whether it's proven to be effective.

Obviously it's easier to undertake redevelopment on a site that has some reduced level of programming and patient care provided,

Our government has a vision of a health care system that will keep Ontarians healthier, get them good care when they're sick, and will be there for their children and grandchildren,

Jurisdictions like Ontario might choose to have an access target, an initial one, that is a half or a third of the way toward the destination point, ... and once we've hit it we would seek to bring in a more aggressive access target.

We have a lot more distance to travel; that's well known to people,

Well that's what we're working on here, today,

We need to do a better job of understanding who it is we seek to serve, what their particular needs are -- and if we do that well, we can align our resources more appropriately,

We're struggling with circumstances like this always in the institutional environment, ... (But) I'm very confident that the steps that have been taken are the appropriate ones.

The public health units are much stronger than they were,