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Written by Alyssa Pretty Friends of Medicare September 9, 2026 For Immediate Release EDMONTON — Prime Minister Carney, his Cabinet Ministers, and secretaries of State will all be meeting in Banff, Alberta tomorrow and Friday for their Cabinet Planning Forum. Unfortunately, protecting and strengthening public health care continues to be absent from the federal government’s agenda as...
Keeping Patients at Home Saves Millions—Why Make It So Hard? Jim McEwen DurhamPost.ca August 10, 2026 In 2010 at the young age of 55, I experienced a disabling stroke and at no fault of my own, forcing me into early retirement! Partial recovery has been very limited but I’m able to live at home with help of morning Personal Support Workers (PSWs) for bathing and dressing. I only...
Balancing hospital budgets on the backs of frontline healthcare workers. A heartfelt letter from a frontline nurse. Dear Ontario Health Coalition, I am writing as a frontline nurse at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) and a concerned healthcare worker seeking your support regarding significant increases to employee parking fees at our hospital. WRHN recently...
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...
May 19, 2026 The Toronto Star By Naomi Lightman and Beth Wilson, Contributors Beth Wilson is a Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst at Social Planning Toronto. Naomi Lightman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University In 2010, the Government of Ontario declared May 19 to be Personal Support Worker Day. This was an effort to recognize the essential care PSWs...
By Lyndsay Aelick Published: March 01, 2026 Watch the video at CTV News The association representing Ontario’s Family Health Teams is warning that a chronic wage gap is driving a staffing exodus, jeopardizing the province’s goal of connecting millions of patients to primary care. Family Health Teams, which provide comprehensive care through multidisciplinary groups including...