Jane Philpott
Jane Philpott, a former federal health minister, was appointed to lead a primary care action team in Ontario, amid growing concerns about the province's family doctor shortage and the need for comprehensive healthcare reforms.
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Jane Philpott is the chair of the Primary Care Action Team and a former Liberal federal health minister.
Ontario touts drop in number of residents lacking primary-care providers
Canada· 2026-01-13
Jane Philpott is a widely respected former federal health minister who became the province’s primary-care czar.
Ontario’s family-medicine czar has been on the job for a year. What’s changed, and what’s next?Canada· 2025-12-18
Jane Philpott is the former federal health minister appointed last year to lead the province’s primary care action team.
More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in the next five years, survey showsCanada· 2025-12-04
Last year he appointed former federal health minister Jane Philpott to lead a Primary Care Action Team to enact that promise.
Ontario isn’t auditing doctors for excessive claims, Auditor-General findsCanada· 2025-12-02
Dr. Philpott is leading an expansion of multidisciplinary primary care clinics that aim to enroll patients who live nearby.
Ontario family doctor waitlist reduced by half, health minister saysCanada· 2025-10-16
Dr. Jane Philpott is spearheading Ontario's efforts to revive primary care.
Ontario to expand funding for primary health-care teams based on initial successCanada· 2025-09-22
Then-health minister Jane Philpott announced the reform in 2017 and began consultations with industry, patient and health care groups.
Canada’s complicated drug-approval system needs overhaul, former regulator saysCanada· 2025-04-28
Former federal Liberal Health Minister Jane Philpott has been appointed to head a provincial primary care action team.
Ontario seeks 80 primary care teams for 300,000 patients as it plans to build a new systemCanada· 2025-04-10Former health minister Jane Philpott is shortlisted for Health for All: A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthier Canada.
Tanya Talaga, Jane Philpott among finalists for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political WritingCanada· 2025-04-03
Another cabinet colleague, Jane Philpott resigned with Jody Wilson-Raybould in protest.
Justin Trudeau: The end of a decade of ‘sunny ways’
United States· 2025-03-14
Jane Philpott is another star candidate attracted by Justin Trudeau.
Opinion: The Liberal Party of Canada is reinventing – and resurrecting – itself once againCanada· 2025-03-08
Jane Philpott was recruited by Doug Ford to lead a primary health care strategy.
How Doug Ford has overcome his liabilities to own the momentCanada· 2025-03-01
Jane Philpott is a former federal Liberal cabinet minister who was appointed to head a primary-care action committee.
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie fails to win seatCanada· 2025-02-28
Jane Philpott was hired by Doug Ford to redesign the primary care system.
Five takeaways from the final Ontario election debateCanada· 2025-02-18
Jane Philpott was appointed to lead a primary care action team in Ontario.
How is health care functioning in Ontario now? What the data say about wait times, doctor shortages and emergency roomsCanada· 2025-02-14
