"Public Health Units" have more or less become woke, weaponized bureaucracies, the tip of the spear in enforcing ever-more laughable "policies" as barely-disguised ideological crusades. Where Public Health used to concern itself with city sanitation and proper garbage disposal and making sure restaurants didn't recycle used food they are now the platform for power-mad zealots who don't see the need for trifles like democratic accountability to get in their way.
They get split funding from the province and your local municipality in Ontario.
But somehow, whatever portions of their budget aren't covered by the province, the budget shortfall is legally mandated to be covered by your local municipal tax dollars even though your municipality has no oversight or jurisdiction over the Health Units operation or finances.
So the province pays for whatever they feel like. The Health Unit then submits a budget to your local city council with whatever shortfall is left. Your local city council then asks your local Medical Officer of Health is any efficiencies can be found. Your local MOH then tells your local city council to get bent and pay me whatever I ask.
"Public Health Units" have more or less become woke, weaponized bureaucracies, the tip of the spear in enforcing ever-more laughable "policies" as barely-disguised ideological crusades. Where Public Health used to concern itself with city sanitation and proper garbage disposal and making sure restaurants didn't recycle used food they are now the platform for power-mad zealots who don't see the need for trifles like democratic accountability to get in their way.
They are also accountable to no one.
They get split funding from the province and your local municipality in Ontario.
But somehow, whatever portions of their budget aren't covered by the province, the budget shortfall is legally mandated to be covered by your local municipal tax dollars even though your municipality has no oversight or jurisdiction over the Health Units operation or finances.
So the province pays for whatever they feel like. The Health Unit then submits a budget to your local city council with whatever shortfall is left. Your local city council then asks your local Medical Officer of Health is any efficiencies can be found. Your local MOH then tells your local city council to get bent and pay me whatever I ask.