{"id":13272,"date":"2020-06-25T22:32:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T02:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=13272"},"modified":"2020-07-05T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T22:13:11","slug":"protesters-call-for-pause-on-health-care-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/protesters-call-for-pause-on-health-care-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters call for pause on health-care bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(June 24, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>By: Chris Seto, The Record<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">KITCHENER \u2014 Motivated by fears around further privatization of health care in Ontario, members of the Waterloo Region Health Coalition held a rally Wednesday in Kitchener to sound the alarm over Bill 175.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Starting at noon, more than 20 people spread out along King Street East near Kitchener South-Hespeler MPP Amy Fee\u2019s office, carrying signs and voicing concerns over the legislation also known as the Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a class=\"text-block__link\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/legislative-business\/bills\/parliament-42\/session-1\/bill-175\">bill was introduced<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the legislature Feb. 25 and is currently undergoing a third reading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">When first introduced, Health Minister Christine Elliott said the bill would modernize the 1994 Home Care and Community Services Act. The new legislation promised to increase opportunities for people to get care in their own homes and remove barriers between different providers to deliver services more quickly and with better co-ordination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Wednesday\u2019s rally was one of 14 held around the province outside of Conservative MPPs\u2019 offices, organized through the Ontario Health Coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Local coalition co-chair Jim Stewart said now that the bill is undergoing its third reading, it\u2019s likely too late to stop it from \u201cbeing pushed through.\u201d The focus of Wednesday\u2019s rallies was to raise public awareness of the bill and get a dialogue going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWhat really concerns me, is why are they pushing forward this legislation right now in the middle of a pandemic?\u201d he said. If passed, the bill will bring about big changes to how home care is provided across the province and the public needs to pay attention, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Stewart said the bill will transfer control of home-care services to private corporations that will be delivering home care. These organizations will be able to change the fee structures and they won\u2019t have to be accountable to the public, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThis is not a meaningful improvement on health care. This is a further privatization of health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Donna Evans, a retired nurse practitioner, was also lined up along the street waving a sign that read \u201cStop privatized home care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cHealth care should not be something you profit from. As long as it\u2019s privatized, profits will always be prioritized over the care to individuals,\u201d she said, adding the proposed bill is very concerning to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cUnless we\u2019re passionate and fight for it, our health care system will disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The Ontario Nurses Association also has serious concerns about Bill 175.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Vicki McKenna, president of the association, wrote in an email that the bill is being rushed through with limited input from stakeholders and the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThis legislation makes it easier for private-sector organizations to expand their role, it eliminates the Patient\u2019s Bill of Rights for home and community care, and thus removes accountability, and also paves the way for private hospitals in Ontario to expand, increasing for-profit health care in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">None of these changes would benefit those who depend on home and community care, she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Efforts were made to speak to MPP Fee about the issues raised by protesters. She was not available for an interview but her office provided a statement:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cDuring this pandemic, it has been clear the need for improvements to the home care system. I have heard from a number of constituents on this issue and I continue to advocate for legislation alongside my colleagues, that would remove long-standing barriers and outdated rules that have kept home and community care in a silo within the health care system. Our priority is to strengthen the publicly funded health care system and make it better for patients, families and their caregivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.therecord.com\/news\/waterloo-region\/2020\/06\/24\/protesters-call-for-pause-on-health-care-bill.html\">Click here for original article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(June 24, 2020) By: Chris Seto, The Record KITCHENER \u2014 Motivated by fears around further privatization of health care in Ontario, members of the Waterloo Region Health Coalition held a rally Wednesday in Kitchener to sound the alarm over Bill 175. 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