July 23, 2026

RE: Bill 121, Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public Access), 2026

Dear Members of Windsor-Essex County Board of Health,

What if naloxone kits were co-located with AEDs and in other critical public spaces across Ontario?

MPP Dr. Robin Lennox, Hamilton Centre and her colleagues MPP France Gélinas, MPP Lisa Gretzky, and MPP Lise Vaugeois have recently introduced Bill 121: Save a Life Act, 2026, and are requesting the support of your Board of Health as we confront the toxic drug crisis in Ontario.

June 25, 2026

Joe Bachetti
Chair, Board of Health
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
1005 Ouellette Avenue
Windsor, ON N9A 4J8

Re: Enhancing Municipal Readiness for Ontario’s Bring-Your-Own-Beverage (BYOB) Legislation Through Public Health Engagement

Dear Board Chair Bachetti,

At their June 18, 2026 meeting, the Middlesex-London Board of Health made the following resolution:

June 24, 2026

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

The Honourable David McGuinty
Minister of National Defence

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree
Minister of Public Safety

Dear Ministers McGuinty and Anandasangaree:

Re: Protecting Canadians from Biological and Cybersecurity Risks: An Opportunity to Collaborate with Local Public Health

June 19, 2026

The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue
Delivered via email: francois-philippe.champagne@parl.gc.ca

National Finance Committee
Delivered via email: nffn@sen.parl.gc.ca

Dear Minister of Finance and National Finance Committee,

Re: Addressing Household Food Insecurity in Ontario

June 19, 2026

The Honourable Sylvia Jones
Minister of Health
5th Floor
777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3

Dr. Kieran Moore
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health
Box 12
Toronto, ON M7A 1N3

SENT VIA EMAIL

RE: Request for Review of Pneumococcal Vaccine Eligibility

Dear Minister Jones and Dr. Moore,

Please see the attached resolution passed by the Board of Health at its February meeting.

ISSUE

The terms of WECHU’s eight municipal Board appointees will end when the terms of the appointing municipal councils end on November 15, 2026. 

New municipal appointments may not be completed immediately, creating a transition period during which the Board may be unable to achieve quorum and transact business.

September 24, 2026

The Honourable Sylvia Jones
Minister of Health
Government of Ontario

Dear Minister Jones,

Re: Support for Bill 121, Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public Access), 2026

On behalf of the Windsor-Essex County Board of Health, I am writing to express support for Bill 121, Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public Access), 2026, and to urge the Government of Ontario to enact and adequately resource the legislation as a practical measure to reduce preventable overdose deaths.

September 24, 2026

The Honourable Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building, Queen's Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1

The Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria
Minister of Transportation
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Toronto, ON M7A 1Z8

Re: Transportation Safety, Injury Prevention, and Health Equity Across Ontario

Dear Premier Ford and Minister Sarkaria,

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