top of page
News Archive
Local health care advocate 'shocked' by $225 bill at private clinic
Thunder Bay Health Coalition president Jules Tupker says he's one among hundreds of people across Ontario who have made complaints about...
Alicia Anderson
Jun 19
Enforce the Canada Health Act – stop user charges for patients!
Call on the Government of Canada to uphold and enforce the Canada Health Act and take all possible measures to stop the Ford government from violating it.
Ontario Health Coalition
Jun 18
Webinar: Privatization in Canadian Health Care: What’s at stake?
May 22, 2025 By Tracy Glynn Canadian Health Coalition Featuring Dr. Bernard Ho and Andrew Longhurst Privatization continues to creep into...
Tracy Glynn
May 27
Accessing Untapped Heathcare Resources
CARP News May 6, 2025 The shortage of family doctors in Canada and the proliferation of hallway medicine is nothing short of a national...
CARP News
May 15
Should provinces crack down on illegal healthcare fees?
Opposition proposes suspensions and fines for providers, clinics charging unlawful fees. Canada Healthwatch: The Weekly Dose — May 5,...
Canada Healthwatch
May 5
LifeLabs strike highlights risks of foreign ownership in Canadian health care
Foreign ownership could amplify existing issues with privatization By Maddi Dellplain, April 30 2025 The months-long strike at British...
Maddi Dellplain
May 1
The leaders, their platforms and the truth
The Toronto Star April 24 2025 06:26 PM On Monday, voters across the country will head to polling stations to elect the nation’s next...
Toronto Star Staff
Apr 25
Federal election 2025: Where do the parties stand on healthcare?
Tom Yun 4/22/2025 With election day less than a week away, all of the major parties have finally released their platforms. Healthcare has...
Tom Yun
Apr 24
Health care's taking a backseat in this election. That's a missed opportunity, expert says
Health policy scholar Colleen Flood says Canadian voters should put party leaders’ 'feet to the fire' Jennifer Warren · CBC Radio ·...
Jennifer Warren
Apr 15
Political Party Records on Health Care & Questions for Candidates
Ontario Health Coalition Federal Election 2025 QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES: Uphold & Enforce the Canada Health Act The Canada Health Act...
Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 13
‘It’s a golden ticket’: U.S. doctors explain the urge to come to Canada
By Katie Dangerfield Global News Posted April 4, 2025 4:00 am WATCH: As political tensions and health-care layoffs roil the United...
Katie Dangerfield
Apr 9
Poilievre vows to scrap pharmacare if given the chance
Despite 63% of Conservative voters supporting pharmacare, poll finds Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has been a bit cagey...
Steven Staples
Sep 26, 2024
Don't let chaos of private health care become the norm, say researchers
July 10, 2024 by Tracy Glynn Private health care providers are blurring the lines when it comes to the outsourcing and payment of health...
Tracy Glynn
Jul 20, 2024
Private Health Care Is Here
A growing number of Canadians pay out of pocket for MRIs, hip replacements, even family doctor visits. How a two-tiered system crept into...
Christina Frangou
May 20, 2024
Stop the privatization of our public health care
Ontario funds its public hospitals at the lowest rate in Canada. Every service that has been cut from our public hospitals has been...
Waterloo Region Health Coalition
May 4, 2024
Are these private-pay health care clinics legal? The minister of health won't say
Some new clinics are taking advantage of the family doctor shortage to charge patients February 29, 2024 A new private medical clinic in...
Jessica Smith Cross
Feb 29, 2024
bottom of page