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“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...
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...
New Financial Accountability Office review predicts both sectors will see a funding shortfall in 2027-28 Amy van den Berg CBC News Posted: Sep 24, 2026 The province’s health-care, university and college sectors will need to spend more to sustain their current service levels, according to reports from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO). The...
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,...
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...
The predictable consequence to the gaps in our health funding? Private spending keeps growing faster than public Aug. 17, 2026 Toronto Star By Danyaal Raza, Contributor Dr. Danyaal Raza is an associate professor at the University of Toronto and a family doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital. Every budget cycle, we hear the same warning: public health-care spending is...
The funds hospitals use to pay day-to-day bills have plummeted by $2.2 billion since 2020, says new report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario Council of Hospital Unions August 14, 2026 OTTAWA – Ontario’s hospital crisis has hit a boiling point, says new report released today by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Citing the latest data, Pushed over the brink: the...
Ford ‘government continues to starve the public system while expanding the costly private for-profit system,’ says Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas BarrieToday.com Village Media Aug 6, 2026 12:00 PM Pointing to a report released last week by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas is calling on the provincial government to stop...
