NATIONAL ISSUES / FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS EASY ACCESS LIST: Major National Issues / Federal-Provincial Relations Reports, Analyses, Backgrounders, Fact Sheets, Briefing Notes & Media Releases

Posted: July 22, 2021

This page is continually updated.

On this page you can find a roundup of Ontario Health Coalition National Issues / Federal-Provincial Relations:

1. Reports & Analyses
2. Backgrounders, Facts Sheets & Briefing Notes
3. Media Releases

Reports/Analyses

• RELEASE, BRIEFING NOTE & LEGAL OPINION: Advocates Representing More Than 1 Million Canadians Call For National Standards to Improve Quality, Accountability and Take Profit Out of Long-Term Care (3/22/2021)
• RELEASE & REPORT: The Elephant at the Health Ministers’ Meetings: How Will Provinces Cope with $31 Billion Cut (10/18/2017)
• SUBMISSION: Speaking Out About Protecting Health Care from International Trade Agreements (6/2/2016)
• REPORT: The Economic Case for Universal Pharmacare: Costs and benefits of publicly funded drug coverage for all Canadians (9/13/2010)
• REPORT: Research Output of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Industry: Where Has All the R&D Gone? (4/1/2006)
• ANALYSIS: OHC Analysis of the First Ministers’ Health Accord (2/11/2003)
• ANALYSIS: Preliminary Analysis of the Romanow Report from the Canadian Health Coalition and the Canadian Labour Congress (11/28/2002)
• REPORT: Roy Romanow’s Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada has presented its report, “Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada” (11/1/2002)

Backgrounders/Fact Sheets/Briefing Notes

• BRIEFING: Alberta’s “Bill 11” threat to public health care & Ontario’s Ford government privatization of public hospitals (12/16/2025)
• FACT SHEET, BRIEFING NOTE & VIDEOS: What is Public Medicare and how did Canadians achieve it? (11/27/2024)
• RELEASE, BRIEFING NOTE & LEGAL OPINION: Advocates Representing More Than 1 Million Canadians Call For National Standards to Improve Quality, Accountability and Take Profit Out of Long-Term Care (3/22/2021)
• RESOURCES: What are our governments doing and how do they compare? COVID-19 federal and provincial support resources (4/29/2020)
• OP-ED: Conservatives are wrong to refuse debate on health care (10/16/2015)
• VIDEO: How do “tax cuts” stack up against new costs as a result of health care cuts? (10/16/2015)
• OP/ED: Ottawa edges away from public medicare (7/17/2014)
• BACKGROUNDER: B.C. Private Clinics Challenge to Single-Tier Health Care (1/1/2011)
• BRIEF: Regarding Bill 102, an Act to Amend the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act and the Ontario Drug Benefit Act (5/29/2006)
• Fact Sheet: Pharma Facts and Figures (5/29/2006)
• BACKGROUNDER: First Ministers’ Agreement (9/16/2004)
• BRIEFING NOTE: Pharmacare in the Public Interest (8/23/2004)
• BRIEFING NOTE: Canadian Health Coalition: Medicare is Sustainable, For-Profit Care is Not (5/14/2004)
• BRIEFING NOTE: For-Profit MRI/CT Clinics (4/22/2003)
• BACKGROUNDER: “The Pulse” OHC Newsletter – Romanow Update and OHC Post-Romanow Assembly (9/1/2002)
• UPDATE: “The Pulse” – The Romanow Commission (9/30/2001)

Media Releases

• RELEASE: Health coalitions call on premiers to protect public health care in the face of two-tier threat (7/23/2026)
• RELEASE: Revelations of Grifols’ non-compliance rate must result in end of contract: Ford government must comply with Voluntary Blood Donations Act & end for-profit/paid plasma (3/31/2026)
• RELEASE: Health Coalition demands disclosures & end to Grifols’ for-profit blood plasma contract following reports of deaths, harm, non-compliance (3/13/2026)
• JOINT LETTER: Health Coalitions Demand Action: Alberta’s Bill 11 Threatens Public Health Care for All Canadians (12/16/2025)
• ADVISORY: Health Coalitions from across Canada issued a joint statement in advance of the gathering of First Ministers and the Council of the Federation: Any governments across Canada that claim to prioritize the economy while dismantling our public health care have lost their moral compass (7/17/2025)
• RELEASE: Left unchallenged, “create a crisis and privatize” provincial schemes will destroy public health care: Health Coalition called on Trudeau to step up and show real leadership (2/7/2023)
• RELEASE: Health Coalitions warn health funding without strings is not in the public interest: Federal health dollars must come with accountability and national standards (12/16/2022)
• RELEASE: Health Coalitions denounce for-profit deal by Canadian Blood Services that endangers Canada’s Blood Supply (9/20/2022)
• RELEASE: Provincial Health Coalitions Put Federal Parties on Notice: Canadians Demand Real Action to Fix Long-Term Care (8/19/2021)
• EVENT: Demand Our Federal and Provincial Governments Set National Standards to Improve Long-Term Care (4/22/2021)
• RELEASE, BRIEFING NOTE & LEGAL OPINION: Advocates Representing More Than 1 Million Canadians Call For National Standards to Improve Quality, Accountability and Take Profit Out of Long-Term Care (3/22/2021)
• RELEASE: Health Coalitions call for Federal Leadership to Defend Public Health Care (1/25/2021)
• RELEASE: Health Coalitions Call for Increased Federal Health Care Funding and Accountability (12/10/2020)
• RELEASE: Throne Speech: Premiers Should Not Play Partisan Politics with Health Care; Concrete Commitments Needed From Provincial & Federal Governments (9/29/2020)
• RELEASE: Victory for Patients Over Private Clinics in B.C. Court Challenge: Historic Victory Against Profit-Driven Health Care (9/10/2020)
• RELEASE: Health Coalitions’ Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Public Health Care (3/24/2020)
• Open Letter (11/28/2018)
• RELEASE: Ontario Election 2018 Health Care Resources (6/4/2018)
• ACTION UPDATE: Pharmacare Ontario Tour (2/23/2018)
• RELEASE & REPORT: The Elephant at the Health Ministers’ Meetings: How Will Provinces Cope with $31 Billion Cut (10/18/2017)
• RELEASE: Health Care Advocates Dismayed with Ottawa’s Divide and Conquer Tactics: Hopes for a Canadian Health Accord Dashed as Provinces Signs Deal (3/10/2017)
• RELEASE: CIHI/Commonwealth Fund study on health: the good the bad and what’s missing (2/16/2017)
• MEDIA CONFERENCE: Canada’s Health Coalitions Call for a United Health Accord Federal Government Must Return to the Negotiation Table (2/9/2017)
• RELEASE: As Prime Minister Trudeau meets with First Ministers, Health Coalition calls for both sides to give ground to forge a new Health Accord in the public interest (12/9/2016)
• UPDATE: Giant Teddy Bear Brings Message of Compassion to London (10/18/2016)
• RELEASE: As Health Ministers from Across Canada Meet to Negotiate Health Accord (10/17/2016)
• RELEASE: Protect Public Medicare as first priority, as Canada’s Health Ministers gather to meet in Vancouver: Health Advocates (1/19/2016)
• Federal Election 2015 – Vote Health Care! (10/2/2015)
• RELEASE: User fees threatened for patients across Canada if court challenge negotiations fail to uphold Medicare (9/29/2014)
• Update: Over 2000 Attend Mass Rally to Demand Federal Leadership in Health Care (7/17/2013)
• National Day of Action for a 2014 Health Accord a success! (7/19/2012)
• NEWSLETTER: “The Pulse” OHC Newsletter and Action Alert (5/1/2011)
• Federal Election Action Alert: Health Care Checklist (3/22/2011)
• Message to Members: Pharmacies and Lobby Information (5/30/2006)
• RELEASE: Ontario Health Coalition Supports Drug Legislation (5/29/2006)
• UPDATE: Urgent Alert: Drug Bill (Bill 102) Update and Model Response (5/28/2006)
• UPDATE: First Ministers’ Meeting Negotiation Update (9/14/2004)
• EVENTS: First Ministers’ under Public Scrutiny: Concerned Citizens Cross-Ontario Plan Health Care “Watch” Events (9/14/2004)
• Action Alert! First Ministers’ Meeting Negotiation – Federal Action Item (9/1/2004)
• Action Alert! First Ministers’ Meeting Negotiation – Ontario Action Item (9/1/2004)
• RELEASE: Where’s It Going? Ontario Health Coalition Responds to Budget (3/28/2003)
• RELEASE: Eves Guilty of Hidden Money, Misspending (2/4/2003)
• RELEASE: Citizens’ Groups Issue Collective Call: “Implement Romanow Now!” (12/6/2002)
• RELEASE: Banff Health Ministers’ Meeting (9/4/2002)
• RELEASE: Over One Hundred Thousand So Far Have Signed “Yes” for Public Medicare Petition (5/30/2002)
• UPDATE: “The Pulse” – Canadians Speak Out to Save Public Medicare! Overwhelming Majority Support Public Medicare as Romanow Crosses the Country (3/25/2002)
• RELEASE: Coalition Appeals to Romanow: Learn What Not to Do from Ontario (2/6/2002)
• RELEASE: Slamming Ontario’s Medicare Record: Coalition Calls for Decisive Federal Action (9/11/2000)
• LETTER: to Chretien Regarding First Ministers’ Meeting Health Care Proposals (9/8/2000)
• RELEASE: Prime Minister Blasted for Inaction on Alberta’s Private Hospitals’ Legislation (5/10/2000)
• RELEASE: Demonstration in Toronto at Allan Rock’s Office Part of Coast-to-Coast Action to Preserve Medicare (3/6/2000)
• LETTER: to Chretien Regarding Alberta’s Proposal to Contract with For-Profit Hospitals (2/3/2000)