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Economy needs support, but ‘not at expense of health care’
GREY-BRUCE - When Canada’s premiers held a three-day conference in Muskoka July 21-23 to discuss tariffs, the economy and health care,...

Pauline Kerr
Aug 151 min read
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Your Ontario Health Coalition Membership
Dear our members and supporters, Â I wanted to write a heartfelt thank you for all that you do to make our movement to protect and...

Natalie Mehra
Aug 95 min read
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Opinion: Ontario is sliding toward a two-tiered, U.S.-style healthcare system
July 23, 2025 Wayne Gates Special to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Niagara Health's St. Catharines site. "Far too many people are forced...

Wayne Gates
Jul 231 min read
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Ontario pledges $235M for primary care, and $14B for a hospital
Ontario’s family doctor crisis has left 2.5 million people without a provider. But most of this week’s health spending won’t fix that....

Canada Healthwatch
Jun 271 min read
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Enforce the Canada Health Act – stop user charges for patients!
Petition to the House of Commons, Prime Minister & Minister of Health We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the...

Ontario Health Coalition
Jun 181 min read
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‘There is something wrong’: Patients say they are paying out of pocket for cataract surgeries at private clinics
In Ontario, patients getting cataract surgery at private clinics pay up to thousands of dollars for operations advocates say should be...

Nathan Bawaan
Jun 82 min read
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Health coalition calls on province to keep hospitals open
Caryn Lieberman May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025 Protesters staged a day of action at Queen’s Park on Wednesday calling for more funding for...

Caryn Lieberman
May 182 min read
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Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies
May 12, 2025 | Written by:‎ Andrew Longhurst Summary Ontario public hospitals are under intense pressure. Provincial funding and policy...

Andrew Longhurst
May 132 min read
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If measles was a problem, Ford would be on top it, right?
Health Minister Sylvia Jones insists Ontario’s strategy to fight measles is working despite a growing number of cases that included a...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
May 91 min read
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Doug Ford has failed miserably to protect Ontario from a surge of measles
By Martin Regg Cohn | Political Columnist | May 7, 2025 Premier Doug Ford is shown in Mississauga on April 30, 2025. Chris Young/The...

Martin Regg Cohn
May 71 min read
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Red tape is forcing qualified nurses to leave Ontario
By Kelly Skjerven, May 6 2025 Steve Russell/The Star While Ontario deals with a chronic shortage of registered nurses — 26,000 are needed...

Kelly Skjerven
May 61 min read
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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 51 min read
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Thessalon residents fight to save hospital amid ongoing closures
Local resident Mary-Jane Thompson is going to Queens Park on May 14, to try to save the Thessalon hospital. 'We must advocate for change...

Lisa Rene-de-Cotret
May 51 min read
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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 251 min read
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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 241 min read
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Desperate to walk again, this 25-year-old Ontario woman is ready to pay $40K for U.S. spinal assessment
Ontario spine specialists say they're experiencing long wait times Isha Bhargava · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2025 5:00 AM EDT Sydney...

Isha Bhargava
Apr 221 min read
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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 151 min read
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Ontario’s Measles Outbreak Requires Much More Visible & Effective Public Health Response
Ontario Health Coalition, April 11, 2025 A stock photo shows measles symptoms, which typically appear seven to 21 days after exposure and...

Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 152 min read
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Meet the so-called 'bed-blockers' in Ontario's hospitals
Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds and no...

Jack Hauen
Apr 132 min read
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Keep your blood money out of Ontario—why paid plasma donation is unethical
Violetta Zeitlinger Fontana │ March 8, 2024 │ Editorials, Signed Editorials Image by: Joseph Mariathasan Despite its potential for...

Violetta Zeitlinger Fontana
Apr 91 min read
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