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‘Not on our watch,’ Ontario health workers protest Doug Ford’s hospital funding cuts

CUPE says the province’s funding plan will deepen staffing shortages, expand wait times, and push more patients into hallway and waiting room care.   Janiece Campbell, Now Toronto March 2 2026   What to know Health-care workers rallied outside Premier Doug Ford’s Etobicoke office Monday to protest the province’s plan to cut hospital funding by 10 per cent over three years. CUPE says...

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Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’

By Colin D’Mello & Isaac Callan, Global News February 17, 2026   Ontario’s finance minister is expressing concerns about the rate of health-care spending in the province, calling the current $91.5-billion budget both “unprecedented” and “unsustainable.” When Peter Bethlenfalvy addressed the Mississauga Board of Trade in January, he outlined some of the issues that appear to be...

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