{"id":1364,"date":"2014-07-17T12:56:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T16:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2021-08-05T10:35:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T14:35:13","slug":"oped-ottawa-edges-away-from-public-medicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/oped-ottawa-edges-away-from-public-medicare\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">OP\/ED: <\/FONT> Ottawa edges away from public medicare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(July 8, 2013)<\/p>\n<p>With the National Health Accord set to expire next year, the Harper Conservatives show little interest in working with the premiers to improve the system, write Ontario Health Coalition director Natalie Mehra and Canadian Health Coalition national co-ordinator Mike McBane\u2019s commentary in the <i>Toronto Star<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2013\/07\/08\/ottawa_edges_away_from_public_medicare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for Toronto Star OP\/ED<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(July 8, 2013) With the National Health Accord set to expire next year, the Harper Conservatives show little interest in working with the premiers to improve the system, write Ontario Health Coalition director Natalie Mehra and Canadian Health Coalition national co-ordinator Mike McBane\u2019s commentary in the Toronto Star. 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