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You Can Make a Difference
Want to join our efforts but not sure where to start? Join any of our task teams and contribute as little or as much time as you can.
Just email us at: waterlooregionhealthcoalition@gmail.com and tell us which groups you are interested in:
- Arrange Major Speaker Event on Protecting Public Healthcare.
- Lobby local MPPs.
- Arrange Media Events.
- Social Media.
- Letter Writing and Petitions to regional MPPs.
- Donate, Collect, ad Curate Personal Stories regarding the need for more funding for Public Health Care.
- Public Meeting for Social Justice Organizations and other WRHC Allies.
- Write Letters to Regional Newsletters.
- Contact Health Care Unions and Solicit Support.
- Write Op-Eds to Regional Newsletters.
- Join the Long Term Care Action Committee.
Public Health Care Needs to Be Top of the Federal Cabinet Planning Retreat Agenda
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How long will Ottawa let Alberta test the limits of medicare?
By Bernard Ho, Thara Kumar Published Aug 28, 2026 Edmonton Journal Bernard Ho is an emergency doctor in Toronto. Thara Kumar is an emergency doctor in Red…
This Ontario ER doctor’s shifts ended in anger and tears. Here’s what led her to quit and why she worries about the future
“I knew that there were patients that were in pain and dying, literally dying, and not getting the help they needed … I didn’t have the support.” – Dr. Suzanne…
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Healthcare Under Attack: Stand Up for the Canada Health Act This Tuesday! Friends of Medicare Aug 27 2026 The Alberta government is charging ahead with its dangerous privatization…
Hospitals should be part of Canada’s buy-Canadian strategy
By Blake Daly and Kumanan Wilson Hospital News Published on July 31, 2026 Instead of being framed as an economic cost centre, hospitals can be part of the…
Should We Update the Canada Health Act?
What is the future of health care in Canada? Join Professors Sara Allin and Greg Marchildon as they examine pressing issues such as access to care, workforce shortages, and emerging…
