Greater Toronto Health Coalition

The problem isn’t public health care. The problem is that the Ford government is defunding & dismantling our public hospitals and other services in order to privatize them. #onpoli #healthcare #nurses #protest #ontario #dougford

THURSDAY, MAY 28: at 12 pm noon, we will gather outside Union Station for a rally then march to Queen's Park for a giant protest outside the Ontario Legislature. Groups will be joining in along the way.

Please come out and share this as widely as possible. Ontarians are coming in on VIA and GO trains from all over the province to join the giant march and protest.

Ford forced the majority of our hospitals into deficit & is threatening takeover if they don’t make cuts. At the same time, his gov't is shifting $1 billion & more than 1 million patients to private clinics. They’re privatizing our hospitals unless we stop them. 🧵👇 #onpoli

For those in Toronto, please come out to the march and rally on Thurs, May 28! We'll gather outside Union Station in Toronto for a rally at 12 pm noon then march to Queen’s Park for a giant protest. Help us make a show of strength that is commensurate to the threat.

We bought train cars & blocks of tickets for ppl across Ontario on VIA & GO trains. If you want to get on a train to Toronto, please register by Wed, May 20 here: forms.gle/G5CuTp2qM3mT7i…

Enforce the Canada Health Act! Canadian tax dollars are being deliberately misappropriated through underfunding of public healthcare and redirecting money to create a second-tier private for-profit health care system. The thieves are hiding in plain sight.

Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May trib.al/LgIrBkP

Ontario's Health Minister says low acuity ER visits are improving in part because pharmacists (many employed by billionaires close to government like the Westons) - can now treat conditions like dandruff. I've never seen somone seek ER care for dandruff in 25 years.

For those in Toronto, please come out to the rally & march! If you don't live in Toronto, please sign up to get a seat on a train by Wed, May 20: forms.gle/G5CuTp2qM3mT7i…. First come, first served! Train schedule & info 👇

As we commemorate nursing week and honour the significant contributions that nurses make to countless individuals, it is imperative to also recognize that the Ontario Nurses and Health-Care Workers (ONA) have initiated a landmark constitutional challenge aimed at abolishing a longstanding law that strips them of vital rights to effective collective bargaining and diminishes their negotiating strength. The Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA), a law enacted in 1965, is acknowledged as one of the most rigorous labor relations frameworks in the world. Established before the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect, it enforces a total ban on any form of job action for all nurses and health-care professionals working in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

The Ford government says it is addressing capacity pressures inside hospitals, even as a new report finds a sharp spike in ER wait times is putting patients at risk. The majority of hospitals are also forecasting budget deficits. We ask the health minister about the findings:

ER wait times skyrocket in Ontario. Physician initial assessment time went from 2.7 hours in 2020/21 to 4.5 hours in 2024/25. The wait for a hospital bed shot up to 44 hours, up from 29 hours. This is a threat to the public's health. By @TinaYazdani thetrillium.ca/news/health/sh…

Absolutely heartbreaking. And totally unnecessary. 😠 Failure, by design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis waterloohealthcoalition.org/health-care-sp… #OntarioHealthcare #HospitalFundingCrisis #PatientCareMatters #SupportOurHospitals #HealthEquityNow

MAY 28: rally outside Union Station in Toronto at 12 pm noon then march to Queen's Park for a giant protest Register for a seat by Wed, May 20: forms.gle/G5CuTp2qM3mT7i…. First come, first served! Train schedule & important info 👇 #onpoli #healthcare #ontario #protest #dougford

For those in Toronto, please come out! If you want to get on a train to Toronto, info is below. We have bought entire train cars & blocks of tickets to bring in Ontarians from all over the province. See train departure & return times below.

- Pls register by Wed, May 20: forms.gle/G5CuTp2qM3mT7i… - There is no cost, but you must register to reserve your seat - Each person must submit a separate registration - Donations to help cover the cost of the tickets are most appreciated: square.link/u/Mw11n4Mc

From Natalie Mehra, executive director: a heartfelt message, for those who've suffered from privatization Read the full message below. #onpoli #healthcare

Effective today - it's a violation of the Canadian Health Act to charge for necessary medical care from a nurse practitioner - care which Canadians already pay for through taxes. The "shackles" are coming off NPs. A win for average Canadians. cbc.ca/news/health/nu…

This is an exciting opportunity for Health Coalition members & supporters to come together and deepen our knowledge and effectiveness in all our work and in other organizations & movements. Register here: forms.gle/2dTYphuu1LmuTh… Important info in 🧵⬇️ #onpoli #PortElgin