In the News

Published February 29, 2024

Doreen Nicoll | Rabble.ca

‘Stolen Time’ doc shows grim reality in some long-term care homes

Published March 27, 2024

MRI wait times among the longest in the province for London, Ont. area patients

Bryan Bicknell | CTVNews

Published March 27, 2024

Allison Jones and Liam Case | The Canadian Press

Nearly 300 Ontario patients moved to LTC homes they didn’t choose

Published March 20, 2024

Staff | Burlington Gazette

Five-month investigation paints a picture of a dangerous and disturbing “Wild West” of private clinics operating with little or no oversight.

Published March 9, 2024

James Matthews| Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Health coalition says province starves public hospitals

Published March 2, 2024

Doug Ford government paying for-profit clinic more than hospitals for OHIP-covered surgeries, documents show

Mike Crawley | CBC News

Published November 14, 2023

Medical upselling in Canada can cost patients thousands of dollars

Marcy Cuttler | CBC News

Published April 2, 2023

Ontario Health Care welcomes Ford back to Queen's Park -- please join them

Published September 21, 2023

Citizen referendum overwhelming opposes Ontario health care privatization

Unifor

Published May 31, 2023

Health care for people, NOT profit

Published May 31, 2023

Doug Ford making home care worse, not better

Published May 27, 2023

Readers' Letter | Toronto Star

Minden residents beware. Don’t let your hospital slip away

Published May 26, 2023

Readers' Letter | Toronto Star

Bill 60 is key legislation that should require a province-wide referendum

Published May 26, 2023

Citizen-run referendum being held on province’s move to for-profit hospitals, clinics

Gene Pereira | In Halton

Published May 26, 2023

Why is Legion Command closing the door on OHC health care vote?

Published May 26, 2023

Legion refuses to host Ontario Health Coalition polling stations

Published May 26, 2023

Privatization hurts at home health care in Ontario

Published May 26, 2023

Your chance to be heard on the future of health care

Published May 25, 2023

Ontario’s shift to private health care will cost much, much more

Linda McQuaig | Rabble

Published May 23, 2023

Doreen Nicoll | Hamilton Spectator

Your chance to be heard on the future of health care

Published May 23, 2023

Health coalitions across Ontario prepare for citizen referendum

Published May 23, 2023

Groups working to save public health care in Ontario

Published May 18, 2023

Working together to save public health care in Ontario

Published May 11, 2023

Basic economics makes the case for properly funding universal health care

Published May 11, 2023

Basic economics makes the case for properly funding universal health care

Published May 11, 2023

Patricia Baker | The Sault Star

OPINION: Private health profit boosts don’t spell better care

Published May 3, 2023

Mark Sciberras | Unifor Local 707

Unifor Local 707 – Standing up for public heath care by voting NO to privatization.

Published April 25, 2023

Doreen Nicoll | Rabble.ca

Bill 7: the no more beds, no better care act

Published April 21, 2023

Save universal health care -- vote no to privatization this May

Published April 18, 2023

Doreen Nicoll | Hamilton Spectator

Halton sends a health-care message to Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Published April 18, 2023

Doreen Nicoll • Small Change

Everything wrong with Ontario’s health care privatization law

The Breach

Published April 4, 2023

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Scotland's national health system is all public and a world leader. Can someone please tell Ford?

Published March 7, 2023

Nora Loreto • Personal Blog

Wage freezes drive privatization by stealth

Published February 16, 2023

David Lea • Inside Halton

Nurses and supporters picket in Oakville calling for better wages and staffing

Published February 24, 2023

Rob Ferguson • Toronto Star

The Risk of Harm Is Real: Ford Government criticized for proposing a change to how elderly residents get medicine

Published February 20, 2023

Philip Authier • Montreal Gazette

Quebec plans to phase out use of private health-care agencies by 2026

Published February 15, 2023

Tax Cut Casualties • Opinion

Paul Kahnert • Rabble.ca

Published February 10, 2023

Karl Nerenberg • Rabble.ca

Could New Federal Health Money Usher in Needed Reforms? • Analysis

Published February 8, 2023

Armine Yalnizyan • Toronto Star

Centralized Waitlists work, So Why Isn't Canada Using Them? • Opinion

Published February 8, 2023

The Health Care Debate • Opinion

Judy Rebick • Rabble.ca

Published January 27, 2023

Gino DiCiocco • The Hamilton Spectator

We can’t trust Doug Ford and Sylvia Jones to fix health care • Opinion

Published January 26, 2023

Linda McQuaig • Toronto Star

Premier Doug Ford should explain why he underfunds public health care • Opinion

Published January 26, 2023

Elizabeth Alvarez • The Hamilton Spectator

New pharmacist rules raise questions and concerns • Opinion

Published January 25, 2023

Eberechukwu Peace Akadinma • The Hamilton Spectator

In nursing, privatization signs were in plain sight • Opinion

Published January 24, 2023

Ryan McGreal • Personal Blog

Doug Ford's Cute Health Care Privatization Game • Opinion

Published January 18, 2023

Gordon Guyatt • The Hamilton Spectator

Don't Be Scared into Supporting Privatized Health Care • Opinion

Published September 12, 2022

Pamela Uppal • The Hamilton Spectator

Non-profit Crisis Blocking Access to Quality Care

Published September 12, 2022

Ellen Badone • NIagara Falls Review

New ‘more beds’ legislation adds up to worse care • Opinion

Published September 10, 2022

Canadians need a moratorium on paying for plasma

Published August 17, 2022

Karen Howlett • The Globe and Mail

How Ontario’s elder-care policies favour for-profit homes

Published May 21, 2022

Grant LaFleche • The Hamilton Spectator

Blanche Dingle died in her Dundas retirement home — and wasn’t found for 36 hours

Published May 17, 2022

Robert Bell, Anne Golden, Paul Alofs and Lionel Robins • The Globe and Mail

Nearly 15 per cent of Canadians don’t have a family doctor, but the solution isn’t hiring more • Opinion

Published May 14, 2022

Douglas Kartans, Judith Sandys and Peter Clutterbuck • NIagara Falls Review

Elder Care Model Must be Changed • Opinion

Published May 11, 2022

Ontario’s healthcare system is not for sale

Published May 6, 2022

Mitchell Thompson • Press Progress

Here Are All the Corporations Lobbying Doug Ford To Privatize and Outsource Parts Of Ontario’s Health Care System

Published May 4, 2022

Decent work for all is the prescription for a healthy pandemic recovery

Published April 11, 2022

Nancy Olivieri, Michael Hurley, Natalie Mehra • Toronto Star

Doug Ford’s government is quietly privatizing health care • Opinion

Published March 15, 2023

Ford is a threat to public health care in Ontario

Published March 31, 2022

Doreen Nicoll • The Hamilton Spectator

Ontario government pushing for privatized health care • Opinion

Published March 18, 2022

Ford ramping up privatization of Ontario health care system

Published February 28, 2022