Dr Richard Saari

@IanKennedyCK For anyone looking for the best answer to this debate… let’s just move on to the next step… facebook.com/reel/105850012…

Ridly Greig / Morgan Rielly: Greig scored a legal goal. There is no “code.” The “code” is an excuse and part of hockey’s toxic culture. You’re defending this as a cheap shot on an empty net? Rather than a cheap shot against a human? Suspend Reilly, move on.

@caldwelldublin1 @ONT_Dad The OCT reports here for 2020… I don’t see 2021 on the website yet. reports.oct.ca/2020/Finances/…… as for meetings you would need to contact the college to see how to attend meetings. Not all parts are open to public/members. My college does a live YouTube stream for meetings.

@caldwelldublin1 @ONT_Dad The books are audited annually and the results should be presented to membership at the AGM. My college puts them on the website collegeoptom.on.ca/wp-content/upl…

@SpecialEdPirate @ONT_Dad My college is collegeoptom.on.ca/about-us/counc… which is 8-9 ODs, 8-9 appointees… currently it’s 9-8 ODs with 1 university rep but that’s the govt fault… it will balance back quickly to 9-9-1.

@drsaari @ONT_Dad I just checked you have 18-19 physicians and only 13-15 appointed by the govt. you always have the majority

@SpecialEdPirate @ONT_Dad The CPSO cpso.on.ca/About/Council/… is 15-15-6… the universities elect 6, the govt 15 and membership 15…

@SpecialEdPirate @ONT_Dad You may wish to check again… 12 members of which one is elected to be chair… so currently a lawyer. She sets agenda but teachers have a 6-5 vote as chair doesn’t vote unless a tie. Teachers control the voting but not the topics necessarily. #dianamiles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">oct.ca/about-the-coll…

@drsaari @ONT_Dad My mistake our board has 12 members 50% teachers and a chair who is not a teacher, so we always have less than 50%

@caldwelldublin1 @ONT_Dad The membership and the government… both elect/appoint the governing body.

@SpecialEdPirate @ONT_Dad The College of Physicians is not run by MDs… it’s the same 50-50 make up… the public appoints and the members elect an equal amount of people to the governance.

@ONT_Dad We need an organization like doctors have. It is run by doctors for doctors. OCT is run by the govt and is against teachers

@Lidia_Palik @ONT_Dad It is run by teachers… 50%… 50% are appointed… just like every other College.

@ONT_Dad I voted no as it currently is set up, but were it run by teachers (the definition of a profession!), then I’d have voted yes. As it stands, it’s useless to us.

@CFifeKW Don’t forget… or am I the only one who sees this???

This is what we’re dealing with at Queen’s Park…a health care parliamentary assistant who makes a mockery of the challenges in our system. #onpoli

@CFifeKW There are voices I love to hear… there are people I trust when they speak… @RobinMartinPC is not and has not been one of those people. @fordnation please shuffle people like this out so you can bring back confidence in a very important portfolio. #Ontario

#Elections2022 is not that far away... the people know the #optometry crisis is @celliottability's mismanagement. @fordnation you have an opportunity to #BeAHero. Patients are on our side... time for a change in tactics? @erniehardeman @mikeharrisjrpc @CHogarthPC @SylviaJonesMPP

@fordnation @PBethlenfalvy Fix healthcare… fix education… cut bureaucracy… we all appreciate money in our pockets but favour strong health and education. We don’t need thousands of bureaucrats getting annual 10%+ raises. @CTVNews #OntEd #Ontario @JeffBurch_

Tune in as I join Minister @PBethlenfalvy in #Etobicoke to talk about how we’re putting more money back in your pockets. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@sheri_ainslie @StCatStandard @ONOptometrists @ONgov Not sure what you mean? There’s no limitation for kids.

@drsaari @StCatStandard @ONOptometrists @ONgov The big question… If kids can’t get to the OHIP funded optometric office for assessment and intervention, how can we bring one to them.

Vision development is an essential — and overlooked — element of children’s literacy stcatharinesstandard.ca/ts/opinion/con… via @StCatStandard

@ColinDMello The solution is to see what over provinces are doing… and create a solution that takes the best practices. Step 1… listen to the providers… we really do know where to adjust spending to maximize outcomes and control costs. Step 2… don’t listen to unions or politicians.

Ontario’s health minister takes a partisan shot, as her gov’t considers additional private delivery of publicly funded health care. “There are some who will fight for the status quo, no matter what. They're ideologically opposed to change or improvements. We won't accept that.”

@TorontoTeacherX Wow… money does grow on trees… my suggestion would be look at the budget and see how the system can reduce waste… any reductions go towards salaries and improvements on infrastructure. I would suggest that 1 unified school system would be a starting point.

@sheri_ainslie @StCatStandard @ONOptometrists Also… if 74% of kids are failing the screening… wouldn’t mandatory eye health examination including binocular vision be a more effective use of resources in an optometric office which is already funded by @ONgov? Maybe once every other year to catch kids as they develop?

@sheri_ainslie @StCatStandard Thanks Sheri for a well written article… COVD certified optometrists aren’t necessarily the only optometrists asking those questions… but they do provide therapy options. Programs like Eye See Eye Learn by @ONOptometrists encourage parents to start the journey in JK/SK.

@mlpaoceo @MLPAOnews @fordnation I’d love to see the actual new registrations vs lapsed registrations… is it really masses or is there just a desire to leave.

Breaking News: #Bill124 impacts HC workers OTHER than nurses. Lab professionals did not get temp pandemic pay or a $5,000 retention bonus. They are leaving the profession in masses. Lab turnaround times are affected. It's a much bigger problem. #beinformed @MLPAOnews @fordnation