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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...
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...
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...
The $3.2 Billion Health Care Question the Ford Government Doesn’t Want You to Ask Aug. 13, 2026 Toronto Star By Iris Gorfinkel Contributor Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto. “There always has to be accountability … that’s the least of our issues.” — Premier Doug Ford By Oct. 1, Ontario will report on a $3.195 billion question: What...
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...
