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Protest the attack on our public health care! Join the rally: Saturday November 28, 2026 at 1 p.m. EST Parliament Hill, Ottawa Ontario Working with the private for-profit health insurance industry, Alberta’s government passed Bill 11 launching a full-frontal attack on the fundamental principles of Canadian Public Medicare. Bill 11 will bring down public health care in...
‘Sault Area Hospital is losing out on dollars that could be allocated to it, but instead they’re flowing increasingly to private for-profit facilities,’ said researcher Greg McGrath-Goudie Oct 4, 2026 4:15 PM SooToday Although Premier Doug Ford has said private health care facilities will reduce surgical backlogs, a new report warns that increased funding for...
To our members and supporters, The essential core of our public health care system is facing its most serious threat yet. Private, U.S. for-profit health insurance corporations and illegal patient user fees are forcing their way into Ontario and Alberta. We have slowed them down before, but now we must stop them entirely. Join the Ontario Health Coalition and Executive Director Natalie...
Four former deans of medicine in Alberta have joined a growing chorus of critics asking Ottawa to intervene in the province’s dual-practice health care model, which allows eligible doctors to toggle between the public and private systems. Alanna Smith Health reporter The Globe and Mail October 1, 2026 Tom Feasby, Jon Meddings and Eldon Smith, all formerly with the University of...
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...
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 Deer. Both are board members of Canadian Doctors for Medicare. Imagine two Albertans need the same surgery. One can pay thousands out of pocket. The other cannot. Under the law Canada has operated by since 1984, both...
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 agenda. We need the federal government to step up and enforce the Canada Health Act. Join us this Tuesday, September 1 for our National Day of Action across the country. Waterloo 12 pm EDT Waterloo...
Alberta’s controversial Bill 11 allows some physicians to provide publicly covered care while offering some privately paid services. Aug. 16, 2026 Raisa Patel Toronto Star OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel has warned Alberta she is troubled by the province’s controversial dual-practice law, saying she does not see how the model can operate within the bounds of the...
