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Protect Public Health Care for all Canadians: Stop Private Clinics and Unlawful User-fees and Extra-billing of Patients

Town Hall Meetings
Join us as we learn more about the People's Health Act . Discuss we can do to protect our local health services and to make health care decisions more accountable to us - the people.

The Ford government is proposing massive restructuring to hospitals, long-term care, community care, mental health etc. It calls for mega-mergers of health systems, privatization of health services and gives new powers to the Cabinet and the Minister of Health to make changes to the Act on their own.

As you know, the PC government has proposed legislation to privatize and radically restructure health care in Ontario. We know that when this government talks about “efficiencies”, it often means job losses.

The Fight for $15 and Fairness Provincial Strategy Meeting will be taking place on:

Saturday, February 23rd: 8:30 am to 5 pm

Sunday, February 24th: 8:30 am to 3 pm

Location: The Thomas Lounge (first floor) of the Ryerson Student Centre & Oakham House, 63 Gould Street in Toronto, M5B 1E9

Four Niagara-based organizations – the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) Niagara; Council of Canadians (CoC) South Niagara Chapter; Niagara Health Coalition/Ontario Health Coalition and The Retired Teachers of Ontario (RTO/ERO) District 14 Niagara — have teamed up to host candidates’ debates on healthcare in the