The Ontario Medical Association says it's going to ask doctors to give it a new negotiating mandate.
Sixty-three per cent of O-M-A members who cast ballots Sunday voted against a tentative four-year deal from the government, which would have raised the $11.5-billion physician services budget by 2.5 per cent in each of the four years.
OMA president Dr. Virginia Walley says doctors will be canvassed to see what they liked in the agreement, what they didn't like, and what they want to ask for when negotiations with the government resume.
She says the association needs to work with physicians to "calmly and thoughtfully" determine what its new mandate will be. (The Canadian Press)
