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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...
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...
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...
Hamilton’s largest hospital network projecting $150-million deficit. Sept. 18, 2026 By Joanna Frketich The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton’s largest hospital network is cutting 413 jobs — including 143 nurses — as it grapples with a projected $150-million deficit. The Spectator has learned that Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is looking to cut two per cent from clinical budgets and...
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...
