Overview

• The Burlington family launched a petition this week urging Ontario to pass 'Finlay's Law' setting maximum ER wait times for children.
• The proposal also calls for safe staffing ratios, independent reviews of pediatric deaths in emergency departments, and better pediatric emergency funding.
• The parents previously filed a lawsuit against Halton Healthcare and others alleging inadequate systems and insufficient staffing at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
• Halton Healthcare offered condolences, declined to discuss the case, and cited rising patient complexity while saying it is advancing measures to improve patient flow and communication.
• The Ontario Ministry of Health called the case deeply tragic and said hospitals must review critical incidents and disclose findings, as the family also seeks a coroner's inquest.