Tag: Healthcare
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Health Coalition Vows to Continue the Fight to Protect the Rights of the Elderly
In a press conference on March 13th, the Ontario Health Coalition responded to court rulings in two cases impacting thousands of elderly hospital patients and long-term care residents in Ontario. … Keep reading »
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The Ontario Healthcare Crisis
This article is based on a chapter in the upcoming new book Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario edited by Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli. The book … Keep reading »
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Ford Government Plays Politics with Primary Healthcare
No matter how anyone tries to spin the numbers, the actual data from sources not tainted by politics show that more than a million Ontarians have lost their family doctor … Keep reading »
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Assisting Death Without Supporting Life
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has taken a position with regard to Canada’s system of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) that is of great importance for those who approach … Keep reading »
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May 30: Stop Privatization of Our Healthcare
The Fightback is On – Either we save our public medicare now, or we are going to lose it. On May 30, join Ontario Health Coalition’s protest and march to … Watch video »
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Medical Care in Ontario’s Private Clinics: Illegal, Unlawful and Unethical
A new report Illegal, Unlawful and Unethical: Case Studies of Patients Charged for Medical Care in Ontario’s Private Clinics, featured evidence from more than a hundred patients about user fees … Keep reading »
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Women’s Wages and the Attack on Public Sector Workers
Since the Ford government came to power in 2018 in Ontario, there has been an attack on the wages of workers in the broader public sector. This is also an … Keep reading »
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Ontario: The Ford Government’s Hospital Privatization Scheme
A new report, Robbing from the public to build the private: The Ford government’s hospital privatization scheme reveals that local hospitals in every region of Ontario have operating rooms sitting … Keep reading »
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Ontario Hospital Crisis: No Capacity, No Plan, No End
While Canada has achieved universal public healthcare coverage, that does not mean conservative forces have given up trying to erode that coverage and expand corporate care where it does not … Keep reading »
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Ontario Expands For-Profit Hospital in Violation of the Law
The revelation that former Health Minister Christine Elliott has registered as a lobbyist for a for-profit hospital known as Don Mills Surgical Unit, now owned by Clearpoint Health Network, has … Keep reading »
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Healthcare Funding Crisis: Unpacking the Ontario Government Economic Statement
Today [November 2], the Ford government will release its fall economic statement. This briefing note is intended to give context with which to assess the claims of the government. As … Keep reading »
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Hospital Capacity Crisis: Ontario Government of Ford Fails to Respond
COVID infections continue to drive up hospital costs and inpatient hospitalizations in Ontario. For the most recent fiscal year (April 1, 2022- March 31, 2023) hospital stays related to COVID … Keep reading »