Council Members’ Period occurs during Council meetings for two hours. It allows members of Council to bring forward advisory motions directing the Board of Directors to investigate a matter or issue, and report back to Council.
Read the Council Members’ Period Motions Policy to learn more.
Fall 2020 Council Members’ Period Motions – Updated November 29, 2020
| Mover/ Seconder | Motion | Decision |
| Koka, Rayudu / Joseph, Ben | That the OMA research and distribute a survey to all of the members to delineate any experience of personal or Institutional systemic racism/discrimination. | Carried |
| Shaban, Joseph / Summerfield, Jessica | That the OMA declare that obesity is a chronic medical disease requiring enhanced research, treatment and prevention efforts. | Carried |
| Meloff, Keith / Abdulla, Aly | That the OMA investigate with the Ministry of Health to provide a "Good Faith" billing code for physicians who treat patients without OHIP coverage receiving emergency or after hours care. | Carried |
| Rai, Sharadindu / Mammoliti, Maryna | That the OMA pursue working with the CPSO to garner ethnicity, gender, and racial data related to CPSO complaints. | Carried |
| Rai, Sharadindu / Mammoliti, Maryna | That the OMA pursue working with the CPSO to foster awareness of how systemic racism and gender discrimination influences the regulator's handling of CPSO complaints. | Carried |
| Rai, Sharadindu / Mammoliti, Maryna | That the OMA pursue working with a qualified third-party and the CPSO to create a "Bias Reflection Sheet" for use by ICRC when managing CPSO complaints." | Carried |
| Rai, Sharadindu / Mammoliti, Maryna | That the OMA encourage the CPSO to publish research related to the role that systemic racism and gender discrimination plays in its handling of patient complaints. | Carried |
| Curea, Delia / Nowak, Dominik | That the Ontario Medical Association form a physician advisory group with broad representation, to support the provincial government in its COVID-19 vaccination strategy, especially in regards to effective distribution and administration. | Carried |
| Kucherepa, Nadia / Abdulla, Aly | That the OMA puts a spotlight on patient-physician abuse in Ontario by examining its prevalence, opportunities for prevention and supports for physician-victims. | Carried |
| Joseph, Ben / Cooper, Stephen | That the OMA petition the Provincial government to declare the number of overdose deaths in Northern Ontario to be a crisis, and that the provincial government form a delegation to address the crisis with participation from experts in the field and in collaboration with members of District 9. | Carried |
| Joseph, Ben / Cooper, Stephen | That the OMA analyse the evidence and create a policy paper around when dedicated residential Level 3 withdrawal management facilities are needed. | Carried |
| Joseph, Ben / Cooper, Stephen | That OMA support the endeavours of District 9 physicians to protect their natural environment. | Carried |
| Nasello, Connie / Tai, Christine Joan | That the OMA endorse Cover Contraception, the provincial campaign advocating for universal no-cost contraception in Ontario. | Carried |
| Kell, John / Tai, Christine Joan | That the OMA disclose all relevant criteria that are weighted in choosing members appointed to committees. This includes diversity criteria. | Carried |
