TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister is asking the province’s doctors if binding arbitration is so important that they are willing to form a public-sector union and disclose their salaries. The Ontario Medical Association has asked for it as a condition of returning to negotiations on a new fee agreement for doctors. One of the group’s concerns was that the deal didn’t include binding arbitration, with the government and OMA instead agreeing to allow a court challenge on it to continue. RelatedBut with the OMA now saying it wants binding arbitration in place before talks resume, Health Minister Eric Hoskins has sent OMA president Dr. Virginia Walley a charged letter. Many doctors, including the outspoken group Concerned Ontario Doctors, expressed shock when a deal was reached last month since they were unaware talks had even resumed.

Source: National Post August 25, 2016 22:07 UTC