TORONTO – The Ontario government made former federal health minister Jane Philpott an adviser. Philpott, a physician, will help with the design and implementation on a new health-data platform.
The government says the platform will assist researchers and health-system workers as they access anonymized data. The information will be used to help research and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philpott served as minister in the federal government until she was ejected from the Liberal caucus in 2019. She was defeated in the last federal election and took a new role at Queen’s University earlier this year.
Thank you @janephilpott for bringing your experience to the role of special advisor to support the implementation of the Ontario Health Data