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Hospital discharges, what rights do patients & their substitute decision-makers have?
Posted: December 20, 2024 At this webinar, Jane Meadus, lawyer and advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and Natalie Mehra,...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 22, 2024


FACT SHEET, BRIEFING NOTE & VIDEOS: What is Public Medicare and how did Canadians achieve it?
Posted: November 27, 2024 What is Public Medicare? Public Medicare is the public health care system in Canada which is funded through our...

Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 27, 2024


Poorest Ontarians are less likely to access cataract surgeries
Aug. 26, 2024 As more cataract surgeries move to private clinics, more low-income Ontarians are being left behind, study finds Canadian...

Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 2024


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


Arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 10% increase in 1st year of new deal
Story by Allison Jones, The Canadian Press TORONTO — An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's doctors a nearly 10-per-cent compensation...

Allison Jones
Sep 16, 2024


For-profit privatization is a threat to Public Medicare for all of us
BRIEFING NOTE: The Ford Government’s Plan to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospital Services Posted: September 3, 2024 THE LATEST On...

Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 2024


Canada’s healthcare system will need $2 trillion to meet ageing population’s needs
By Quinn Patrick, True North Wire - September 2, 2024 Canada’s healthcare system is poised to be strained even further in the coming...

Quinn Patrick
Sep 9, 2024


Study says Ontario’s hospital workers are ‘Running on Empty’
By Richard Coffin Tuesday, Aug. 13th, 2024 A new peer-reviewed study warns Ontario’s hospital workers, including those locally, are in...

Richard Coffin
Aug 14, 2024


Top priority for Canada’s Premiers: high-quality, timely, and publicly funded health care!
Surprising press release from Canada's Premiers Premiers discuss ways governments can work together to better support Canadians HALIFAX,...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Jul 17, 2024


Cataract surgery wait times down in Waterloo Region thanks to local partnership
Published June 26, 2024 10:11 p.m. EDT Wait times for cataract surgeries in Waterloo Region are down, as more publicly-funded surgeries...

Krista Simpson
Jun 28, 2024


Ontario’s health-care system is in crisis. More privatization isn’t the answer
OPINION: Yes, we need more facilities, and we need specialized facilities that can efficiently process procedures. But why can’t they be...

David Moscrop
Jun 6, 2024


Is Doug Ford drunk on power?
A great leader doesn’t promise one thing and when elected turn around and break their promise almost immediately, Margaret Shkimba...

Margaret Shkimba
Jun 5, 2024


Thousands march on Queen's Park against health care privatization
Province allowing privatized health care at expense of hospitals, Ontario Health Coalition says CBC News · Posted: May 30, 2024 10:09 PM...

CBC News
May 31, 2024


The fightback is on!
An earnest appeal: There comes a time when conscience & community compel us to action There comes a time when one cannot sit on the...

Natalie Mehra
May 24, 2024


The health-care crisis won’t be solved without addressing the elephant in the room: Staff workload
Do you really want your loved one’s nurse or caregiver rushing through their required care? By Patrick Neumann and Sue Bookey-Bassett...

Patrick Neumann
May 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


'We are begging': Durham residents call on province to stop closure of rural hospital's in-patient beds
The province is working closely with the hospital in its decision to move its in-patient beds, a spokesperson says A busload of concerned...

Jessica Smith Cross
May 17, 2024


The Wheels on the Bus...
Tell the Ford government to stop the privatization of our health care Join us on May 30. The goal is to hold a very large protest and...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
May 17, 2024


Stand Up for Public Healthcare!
If we don't, then who will? Did you vote for a US style privatized healthcare system ..NO! Then join our rally and reserve a seat on our...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
May 14, 2024


The emergency department is no place to be told you have cancer
Patients are ‘routinely’ being diagnosed with cancer in busy Canadian emergency rooms, doctors warn On a recent 12-hour shift, Dr. Kyle...

Megan Ogilvie
May 13, 2024
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