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Health Coalition Demands that Ford Government Stop Privatizing Health Care Under Cover of COVID-19: “There is no excuse not to use reopen & ramp up existing capacity in public system”, Coalition will do everything in its power to stop the undermining of public health care
September 24, 2020 15:38 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Health Coalition expressed deep concern about the Ford government’s privatization of health care services, the lack of a...
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Ford Government’s Failure to Release a Plan for COVID-19 Underscored by Alarming Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Homes in Ottawa; 11 Residents Have Died; Problems Apparent with Testing, Isolation, PPE: Ontario Health Coalition Calls for Province-Wide Protests
September 23, 2020 09:33 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Ottawa, the alarming spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes underscores the lack of a clear plan and action on the part of Ontario’s Ford...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario parents lack school choice compared to other provinces and western, developed jurisdictions around the world
September 08, 2020 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario lags behind other provinces, U.S. states and many developed countries when it comes to providing parents with school choice for their children,...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario hasn’t solved its electricity problems, just shifted them from consumers to taxpayers
August 11, 2020 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario government has failed to fundamentally solve the province’s electricity problems and continues to shift the burden from consumers to taxpayers...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Actions Across Ontario to Tell Premier Ford that the priority of Ontarians is to fix the long-term care crisis, not to privatize home care
June 30, 2020 16:58 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media events will include updates on the Ford government’s failure to respond to the crisis in long-term care, on their attempt to push through Bill 175...
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Ford Government Given Failing Marks in Response to Recommendations on Long-Term Care COVID-19 Response in Joint Open Letter from more than 200 Organizations Representing Almost 2 Million Ontarians
June 30, 2020 11:54 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition issued an open letter to Premier Doug Ford on May 28, 2020 calling for key improvements to safety and care in Ontario’s...
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COVID-19 economic recovery plan must put people first if it is to succeed, says the Ontario Federation of Labour
June 24, 2020 13:10 ET | Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For an effective economic recovery that protects the health and safety of Ontarians, the government must put people first, invest in the public services,...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Protests at the Ontario Legislature & Across the Province Today: Ford government moves to push through Bill 175, restructuring and privatizing home care while refusing to address critical care & staffing crisis in long-term care homes
June 24, 2020 06:00 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- List of Events Wednesday June 24 at noon (unless otherwise specified): IN TORONTO AT THE LEGISLATURE:12 o’clock, noon, on Wednesday June 24 ~ On the...
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Most Recent Tracking Report Shows that Ministry of Long-Term Care & Public Health Ontario Have Discontinued Public Reporting of Vital COVID-19 Data, Outbreaks in Health Settings Down but Death Rate Continues to Rise
June 23, 2020 17:08 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition released its most recent two-week report tracking the spread of COVID-19 among patients, residents...
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Health Coalition Plans Protests Across Ontario As Ford Government Pushes Through New Laws to Privatize Home & Community Care, Stifle Class Action Suits, In Midst of Pandemic & Fails to Take Action on Emergency Staffing Crisis in Long-Term Care
June 22, 2020 13:25 ET | Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, June 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tragically, over the last two weeks there have been several well-publicized deaths of residents in long-term care as a result of malnutrition and...