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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,...
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...
July 30, 2026 Toronto Star By Douglas Sinclair, Contributor Doug Sinclair is a retired ED physician and health care leader, and now an MFA student at Kings College in Halifax writing a book of hope on Acute Health Care in Canada While politicians have been talking about decreasing emergency room wait times, patients across the country are continuing to wait longer and longer to see a...
Researchers say prevailing theme of survey is ‘broken’ health-care system pushing physicians to the brink Lauren Pelley CBC News Posted: Jul 27, 2026 Dr. Kaitlin Stockton has watched far too many patients suffer in overflowing emergency departments. The Vancouver-based physician has given patients she just met a cancer diagnosis, with little privacy in the middle of...
By Kathy Le CTV News Published: June 25, 2026 https://waterloohealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/Report-reveals-truth-behind-Canadas-massive-emergency-wait-times.mp4 CALGARY – A new report suggests the causes of Canada’s long emergency department wait times often lie far beyond the emergency room itself, with shortages in hospital beds, long-term care and community supports...
Featuring: Expert speakers from Statistics Canada & the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), political researchers, corporate researchers, health policy researchers, journalists and authors, & more Posted by the Ontario Health Coalition Posted on June 2, 20206 When: 9AM-5PM, June 25, 2026 Where: Live on Zoom Cost: $100 (Full day access + conference materials)...
Health inequities deepen when investment fails to account for regional realities Author: Dr. Paul-André Gauthier Special to The Sudbury Star Feb 13, 2026 A provincial government carries a fundamental responsibility to protect the health, safety, and well-being of its population. This obligation is not abstract or symbolic, it is exercised through concrete policy decisions, funding...