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EVENT: Get on Board May 28: Stop Ford’s Hospital Privatization Train Wreck giant protest

Posted: April 14, 2026

(April 14, 2026)


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No cost but you must reserve your seat.
(Donations to help cover the cost of the tickets are most appreciated.)


In Toronto 12 p.m. Gather outside Union Station for a rally
then march up to Queen’s Park for a giant protest
groups will be joining in along the way

 

REGISTER TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT

Reservation deadline: Wed. May 20

Seats are first come, first served. After you register, we will send you an email with all of this information and more.

We will be getting on VIA Rail or GO Transit trains from Aldershot (Hamilton), Barrie, Brampton, Cornwall, Guelph, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Niagara, Oakville, Oshawa, Ottawa, Windsor, and Woodstock. (For those from Sudbury – the train only runs twice a week as you know. We invite you to carpool or travel down and jump on the GO Train with us in Barrie.)

Morning of May 28 – arrive at your train station at least 45 minutes before departure to meet your train captain at a designated area.
If you are late, you will miss being given your ticket and getting on your train.The trains will go to Union Station in downtown Toronto. After the protest at Queen’s Park, we will return to Union Station and get on trains back to the same town you came from.

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TRAIN DEPARTURE & RETURN TIMES

We have bought entire train cars and blocks of tickets for the following trains. At each place, we will gather at the VIA/GO station and travel together. You must reserve your seat to get on board!
For people arriving at Union Station early, there will be a comfy room to sit in once you disembark. More info will be provided once you reserve your seat.

Aldershot GO Train- for Hamilton & Area
Aldershot to Toronto – 10:06 am to 11:15 am
Toronto to Aldershot – 3:17 pm to 4:26 pm

Barrie (GO Train)
Barrie to Toronto – 9:10 am to 10:49 am
Toronto to Barrie – 3:53 pm to 5:31 pm

Brampton (GO Train)
Brampton to Toronto – 10:52 am to 11:35 am
Toronto to Brampton – 3:34 pm to 4:19 pm

Guelph (GO Train)
Guelph to Toronto – 8:55 am to 10:15 am
Toronto to Guelph – 3:34 pm to 5:05 pm

Kingston (VIA Rail)
First group
Kingston to Toronto – 9:34 am to 12:03 pm
Toronto to Kingston – 3:23 pm to 5:40 pm

Second group
Kingston to Toronto – 7:21 am to 10:02 am
Toronto to Kingston – 3:38 pm to 5:54 pm

Kitchener (GO Train)
Kitchener to Toronto – 8:36 am to 10:15 am
Toronto to Kitchener – 3:34 pm to 5:26 pm

London (VIA Rail)
London to Toronto – 7:35 am to 10:10 am
Toronto to London – 4:15 pm to 6:27 pm

Mississauga (Port Credit GO Train)
Mississauga to Toronto – 10:44 am to 11:15 am
Toronto to Mississauga – 3:17 pm to 5:45 pm

Niagara (GO Train)
Niagara to Toronto – 6:37 am to 9:04 am
Toronto to Niagara – 5:00 pm to 7:31 pm

Oakville (GO Train)
Oakville to Toronto – 11:01 am to 11:45 am
Toronto to Oakville – 3:17 pm to 3:59 pm

Oshawa (GO Train)
Oshawa to Toronto – 10:09 am to 11:12 am
Toronto to Oshawa – 3:20 pm to 4:23 pm

Ottawa (VIA Rail)
Ottawa to Toronto – 5:21 am to 10:02 am
Toronto to Ottawa – 3:38 pm to 8:00 pm

Windsor (VIA Rail)
Windsor to Toronto – 5:35 am to 10:10 am
Toronto to Windsor – 5:22 pm to 9:50 pm

Woodstock (VIA Rail)
Woodstock to Toronto – 6:55 am to 8:35 am
Toronto to Woodstock – 5:22 pm to 7:04 pm

Registration

Click here to sign up: https://forms.gle/G5CuTp2qM3mT7itZ7. You must register to attend. Your ticket is free. The registration deadline is Wednesday, May 20. That is a hard deadline. Please note that each person must submit a separate registration.

Donate a ticket

If you are able and willing, please consider donating to cover the cost of a ticket at this link here: https://square.link/u/Mw11n4Mc. Currently, we are paying for every ticket, so it would be a huge help. There is no undue pressure to donate!

Cancellation

Once you have filled in and submitted your registration, please do not cancel because it is expensive if you do. We have to pay for every ticket whether or not registrants show up. If there truly is a crisis and you must cancel, please email us at info@OntarioHC.ca with the subject line CANCEL. Please do not cancel the night before or morning of the protest leaving us unable to fill your seat.

Accessibility

There are accessibility accommodations on VIA Rail and GO Transit. Please contact your station of departure and Union Station in Toronto if you need to plan for accommodations. VIA Rail and GO Transit need to know in advance. We do not have the staff capacity to manage accommodations.

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