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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...
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...
“As the Ford government diverts funding to private facilities, Ontario’s public operating rooms are underutilized. Many sit dark on weekends; others become storage rooms, a monumental waste of an expensive resource,” writes Iris Gorfinkel. Oct. 1, 2026 By Iris Gorfinkel Contributor Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto Toronto Star Half of...
A new case exposes how Canada’s physician shortage is a problem of governments’ making. So the solutions are clear by The Editorial Board September 26, 2026 B.C. Premier David Eby called an election this week claiming his government needs a mandate to deal with the Trump administration. This is of course nonsense. There is little Eby or any other provincial government can do on the...
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,...
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...
“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 Godsoe Sept. 3, 2026 By Omar Mosleh Staff Reporter Toronto Star It was 4 a.m. when the emergency department chief assigned Dr. Suzanne Godsoe a patient, a woman in her 60s with signs of sepsis. She...
