Ontario Medical Association estimates that there is a backlog 16 million medical services including mental health support, surgeries, cancer screening, monitoring of chronic disease, MRIs, and CT scans amongst the myriad of other services.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 10, 2021

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Ontario has a backlog of nearly 16 million medical services: Ontario Medical Association

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