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Open Letter of Thanks from Natalie Mehra
More than 160 people filled the Public Galleries to watch the Opposition ask the Health Minister and Premier why their government has done nothing to investigate the formal complaint that we filed last June with 50 patients who were extra-billed in private clinics.

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Nov 4


Ontario to boost home care funding by nearly $1B
Finance minister says funding increase will free up hospital beds Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 27, 2025 12:01 PM EDT Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the province will be increasing home care funding by $1 billion over three years, which he says amounts to an 8% funding increase. (The Canadian Press) Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced that as part of the upcoming fall economic statement, the province will be in

Allison Jones
Oct 27


More Chaos for Ontario Health Athome Workers as Employer Reverses Freeze on their Return to Work Order Less Than a Day After Announcing it was on Hold
CUPE Ontario October 14, 2025 Toronto – Yesterday, Ontario Health at Home announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week, return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, at 2 p.m. today, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff will now be expected to return to the office beginning October 20. This is a complete contradiction

CUPE Ontario
Oct 14


Ontario Patient Ombudsman report slams Health atHome’s bungling of medical supply shortages
Sept. 25, 2025 By Ana Pereira, Business Reporter for the Toronto Star Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson describes home care as critical....

Ana Pereira
Sep 25


Webinar: Stopping runaway privatization of health care in Canada - organized by Canadian Health Coalition
by Tracy Glynn, National Director of Operations and Projects for the Canadian Health Coalition In Ontario, the Ford government has...

Tracy Glynn
Jul 14


‘We medicalize aging’: The case for meeting seniors’ home care needs
Thousands of Canada’s oldest seniors have unmet home care needs, making it difficult for them to stay healthy and remain in their homes...

Meagan Gillmore
Jul 12


Risky Business: Profitizing Home Care
Hosted by The Care Economy Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 12 noon Eastern (to 1:30 pm) Hear experts from Canada and the US about the growing...

The Care Economy
Mar 26


Home care supply shortage due to mistakes by Ontario Health and Ontario Health atHome, sources say
Nov. 11, 2024 Ontario Health atHome says it is doing everything it can to address the situation and “continuing to look for opportunities...

Kenyon Wallace
Nov 11, 2024


Crushing The People Who Care
Family and friend caregivers are the bedrock of Ontario’s caring system. They are also the least valued by the Ontario government. For...

Patricia Spindel
Oct 20, 2024


Bill 135 Will Cause Home Care Chaos
Privatization, Precarity, Profit: Healthcare Unions Speak Up for Home Care Services ONA President Erin Ariss, RN, stood in solidarity...

Ontario Nurses' Association
May 12, 2024


We’ve seen claims of ‘Common Sense’ before and it wasn’t pretty
Each time I hear Pierre Poilievre repeat his “common sense” slogan, my mind leaps back to the turmoil in Ontario during the Common Sense...

John Cartwright
May 11, 2024


Home Care Roundtable
To discuss the current state of home care in Ontario and what needs to be done to fix it, local Ontario Liberals and the Waterloo Region...

Ontario Liberal Party
Mar 13, 2024


Frustrated parents raise home care concerns
Failure of the for-profit health-care system Tina Senior and Daniel Brousseau said the quality of care they are receiving for their...

Len Gillis
Mar 9, 2024


Can we afford to keep ignoring the health of unpaid caregivers?
Feb 27, 2024 Unpaid caregivers are the backbone of the Canadian health-care system, providing personal, physical, social and financial...

Monica Parry
Feb 28, 2024


How Will Changes to Home Care Affect You and Your Loved Ones?
Ontario Health Coalition Home Care: Privatization and Dismantling of Public Control Briefing Note on the Ford Government’s Changes to...

Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 12, 2023
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