安大略省省长道格·福特因未能阻止Quest Diagnostics关闭萨德伯里实验室而面临强烈反弹，这导致北安大略的医疗服务可及性恶化。 Ontario Premier Doug Ford faces backlash for not stopping Quest Diagnostics' closure of Sudbury's lab, worsening healthcare access in Northern Ontario.

在2024年7月从OMERS收购LifeLabs的美国公司Quest Diagnostics关闭萨德伯里实验室后,安大略省总理道格·福特因没有干预而受到批评. Ontario Premier Doug Ford faces criticism for not intervening after Quest Diagnostics, a U.S. company that acquired LifeLabs from OMERS in July 2024, closed the Sudbury lab. 这项转移要求将来自安大略省北部的血液样本送往大多伦多地区的实验室,引起人们对延误、温度波动和由于旅行时间较长和处理步骤多而导致样本退化的关切。 The move requires blood samples from Northern Ontario to be sent to labs in the Greater Toronto Area, raising concerns about delays, temperature fluctuations, and sample degradation due to longer travel times and multiple handling steps. 居民和地方官员,包括人民党和市长,对政府缺乏行动表示沮丧,认为该决定优先考虑公司利润而不是公共卫生和区域公平,特别是考虑到福特过去反对外国在其他部门拥有所有权。 Residents and local officials, including MPPs and the mayor, express frustration over the lack of government action, arguing the decision prioritizes corporate profit over public health and regional equity, especially given Ford’s past opposition to foreign ownership in other sectors.