My dad could still be alive, but he's not

Healthcare funding is managed provincially and the Ontario government has been poorly managing the system, pretty consistently, for over a decade. Some would argue decades, but things do seem to be steadily declining post Covid, as they were pre-Covid. Over the last few years, several ERs have been experiencing intermittent closures, and at least one was closed permanently, due to staff shortage.

What's worse is that the closures are poorly communicated. I know of at least two people who, within the last couple of years, went to an ER only to find it closed.

With respect to Toronto, and more specifically ambulance services, they are jointly funded by the province and the city, but I understand that provincial funding is more significant.

All parties recognize things are not functioning well, and various attempts at increasing spending have been made, but any effort will take significant time before results are visible. I'm not particularly optimistic, and the current provincial government's track record here is dismal. Their policy is to be tight-fisted.