To all Ontario Family Physicians:                                  March 7, 2005.

The New OMA-MOHLTC Offer

We Are Very Concerned

The Coalition of Family Physicians of Ontario is carefully reviewing the new OMA-MOHLTC offer.  It is a complex contract that amends portions of the original 114-page September 2004 deal resoundingly rejected by Ontario's doctors.  The new deal should be available on the OMA website now.  You must have both the original 2004 fall deal and this new 2005 amendment deal to fully analyse all of the implications.  We will soon post both on our website.

We are in the midst of analyzing its complexities and have concerns about its ability to support the future of family practice.  We will send to you our official report within the next ten days.  We would appreciate your initial thoughts below.

In the meantime, we encourage continued discussions with your patients about the family doctor crisis and provide them with our patient pamphlets for those of you who are COFP members.  Members who have not received the pamphlets should contact our office at (416) 412-1474 or info@cofp.com.

Your continued support enables us to provide to you our services supported by a variety of professional consultants.  Our 2005 Membership Campaign continues and our annual mail-out will be sent shortly.  We encourage all members already contacted by phone and fax to submit 2005 membership dues immediately.

Yours sincerely,

Douglas Mark MD, President
and the Board of the Coalition of Family Physicians of Ontario

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