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The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy By Andrew Longhurst Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) September 28, 2026 The Ontario government is aggressively promoting greater for-profit involvement in health care delivery. The most pronounced shift in this policy...
Charles MacDonald worked at Queen’s Park. He still wasn’t equipped to deal with Ontario’s health care system Sept. 19, 2026 By Steve Paikin Contributing Columnist Steve Paikin is a contributing columnist at the Star and the host of “The Paikin Podcast.” Charles MacDonald’s nickname is “The Hero” and it’s not hard to see why. In January 1990, when he was 16, the car he was...
Ford must answer for poor hospital privatization track record over last five years September 15, 2026 Ontario Health Coalition New report tracks town-by-town how the Ford government’s private clinics scheme has created new inequalities, delays, higher costs and wasted local public hospitals’ resources Ontario-wide – In the Ford government’s most recent announcements alone,...
Written by Alyssa Pretty Friends of Medicare September 9, 2026 For Immediate Release EDMONTON — Prime Minister Carney, his Cabinet Ministers, and secretaries of State will all be meeting in Banff, Alberta tomorrow and Friday for their Cabinet Planning Forum. Unfortunately, protecting and strengthening public health care continues to be absent from the federal government’s agenda as...
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 care models, and discuss what a “Canada Health Act 2.0” might entail. Wednesday, September 16, 2026 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. EDT Online, Free Canada’s health-care system faces multiple challenges—from...
Keeping Patients at Home Saves Millions—Why Make It So Hard? Jim McEwen DurhamPost.ca August 10, 2026 In 2010 at the young age of 55, I experienced a disabling stroke and at no fault of my own, forcing me into early retirement! Partial recovery has been very limited but I’m able to live at home with help of morning Personal Support Workers (PSWs) for bathing and dressing. I only...
Balancing hospital budgets on the backs of frontline healthcare workers. A heartfelt letter from a frontline nurse. Dear Ontario Health Coalition, I am writing as a frontline nurse at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) and a concerned healthcare worker seeking your support regarding significant increases to employee parking fees at our hospital. WRHN recently...
New legislative changes are formalizing Alberta’s private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the line By Andrew Longhurst Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives July 27, 2026 As premiers and the prime minister gathered in Charlottetown from July 21-23 to discuss public health care at the Council of the Federation, the Alberta government was quietly working...
