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Was my wife’s hospital care an anomaly or the new normal in Ontario?
Oct 5, 2025 by Marvin Ross Over the past few years, I’ve written several articles praising the Canadian health-care system based on my...

Marvin Ross
Oct 102 min read


A breakthrough drug could slow Alzheimer’s. Here’s why many Canadians may not be able to access it
There are currently no approved treatments in Canada that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, only drugs to quiet symptoms as...

Christina Frangou
Jul 62 min read


Ontario bill will protect bad actors in long-term care homes, advocate says
CBC Tue, June 10, 2025 at 10:19 a.m. EDT Under a bill by Minister of Red Tape Reduction Andrea Khanjin, long-term care home inspection...

CBC News
Jun 102 min read


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 132 min read


Health Coalition shocked and disappointed with court rulings in Bill 7 Charter Challenge and Orchard Villa case; vows to continue the fight to protect the rights of the elderly
March 13, 2025 Toronto – In a press conference this morning, the Ontario Health Coalition responded to court rulings in two cases...

Ontario Health Coalition
Mar 131 min read


Seniors continue to ask how Pickering’s Orchard Villa gets to grow, despite harrowing COVID-19 outbreak
Group receives heavily redacted info Tuesday, February 11, 2025 By Kristen Calis Pickering News Advertiser The group Seniors for Social...

Kristen Calis
Feb 122 min read


Charter challenge of Ontario's controversial long-term care law thrown out by court
More Beds, Better Care Act has seen backlash by advocates, seniors and caretakers Jan 24, 2025 Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act,...

Jennifer La Grassa
Jan 251 min read


The Health X Files: How Largely Secret Licensing and Funding Arrangements in Long-Term Care Cost the Public Billions with Little Public Accountability
Editorial January 20, 2025 The public has, for over forty years, been barraged with horror stories in long-term care institutions. But...

Patricia Spindel
Jan 201 min read


Who will be the voice for those vulnerable seniors that suffered and died in Care Homes in dire circumstances during the Covid 19 pandemic?
The military was deployed to nursing homes in Ontario and Quebec to reinforce workers overwhelmed by the illness, unable to keep up with...

Joseph Amatruda
Jan 165 min read


No due process. No rights and no humanity.
Important Research and Advocacy Report Calling For Criminal Investigations In Long-Term Care Institutions November 4, 2024 Seniors for...

Seniors for Social Action (Ontario)
Nov 24, 20241 min read


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, 20241 min read


Backroom deals show it’s time to hold Ford to account on health care
Jul 9, 2024 by Erin Ariss With rumours swirling over an early provincial election call, it’s time for all citizens of Ontario to think...

Erin Ariss
Jul 16, 20241 min read


Nursing Home Closures in Toronto
“They aren’t nursing ‘homes’, they are institutions. They aren’t long-term ‘care’ facilities, they are institutions. End the...

Ontario Advocacy Consortium
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Is Public Health Care Worth Fighting For?
Ontario Health Coalition hosts town hall to promote a resounding "Yes!" The group is urging citizens to stand up for public health care....

Mike McDonald
May 5, 20241 min read


Ford could break Ontario’s fractured home-care system
Just as the province sees an explosion in demand for home care, it is plunging this service into chaos. By Erin Ariss, Fred Hahn and J.P....

Erin Ariss
Apr 25, 20241 min read


Who is supposed to protect us from such scams?
Mike Suta’s wife was charged $3,000 for cataract surgery: “The optometrist told her there was a two-year wait to get the surgery....

Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 19, 20241 min read


Care Not Profit
On April 12, ONA members and allies will join all-out information pickets in communities across the province. These pickets will show our...

Ontario Nurses' Association
Apr 9, 20241 min read


"Confused and isolated in a setting where they do not speak the language."
Cultural LTC admissions drying up in Ontario due to new priority rules Bill 7 allows people to be placed in a long-term-care home not of...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Apr 5, 20241 min read


Seven people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government
Seven people fined for refusing Ont LTC transfers TORONTO - Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a...

Liam Casey
Apr 5, 20241 min read


Inspection reports reveal further details on allegedly fraudulent LTC worker
Modified date: March 11, 2024, 11:41 am First Published: March 9, 2024, 8:00 pm Questions are swirling as to how a 29-year-old...

Joanna Petropoulos
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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