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Alberta’s government asked media to edit or delete our story on Edmonton EMS overtime. We filed access to information requests and fact-checked them instead. Stats cited by Danielle Smith’s office to kill story on EMS overtime contradicted by government’s own data By Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April 15 2026 Last summer, an IJF investigation revealed...
Doug Ford is revealing his hypocrisy around transparency March 20, 2026 By Elizabeth Renzetti, Contributing Columnist Elizabeth Renzetti is a Toronto-based contributing columnist for the Star and author of “What She Said: Conversations About Equality.” Maybe you should hire Doug Ford to conceal the chocolate at your Easter egg hunt, because he’s sure good at hiding things. If...
March 15 2026 Waterloo Region Health Coalition Dr. Danyaal Raza makes compelling arguments against public health care detractors. This week, Canadian Doctors For Medicare, the Canadian Health Coalition and the Canadian Medical Association came together to call on the Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Heath Marjorie Michel to enforce the Canada Health Act and end Danielle...
By Glenn Hendry, INsauga News Published March 12, 2026 Health coalitions are rallying at Liberal MPs offices across the country Monday to protest U.S.-style private care reforms being pushed by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Durham Health Coalition, which is organizing a rally outside Ajax MP Jennifer McKelvie’s office on Old Kingston Road at noon on...
By Dorcas Marfo Published: March 04, 2026 at 5:00AM EST Nearly nine in 10 Canadians turn to the internet for health information, according to a recent survey from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), but many of them are encountering false or misleading claims along the way. As AI-generated images and influencers become more sophisticated, experts warn the problem is poised to grow....
The Ontario Health Coalition Team March 3, 2026 Alberta’s Danielle Smith government launches frontal assault on the Canada Health Act to end single tier public medicare & bring in U.S. private health care The threat to the future of Public Medicare in Ontario and across the country is at an all-time high. After passing legislation to privatize hospitals, the United...
Ontario Health Coalition 22 Jan 2026 Pro-privatization groups, some of which are funded by or linked to right-wing American organizations and corporate interests, have turned to making false claims about two-tier European health care systems in their push to privatize. This tactic is an attempt to divert attention from the American health care system that the Canadian public generally...
Ontario Health Coalition 22 Jan 2026 In the context of Ontario’s public health care system under unprecedented stress, following years of austerity budgets and a global pandemic, powerful organizations have ramped up efforts to push for privatization. Right-wing think tank push for privatized two-tier health care in Canada, among other policies. They have aggressively pushed for the...
