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(July 22, 2025) By: Rob Ferguson, St. Catharines Standard (behind a paywall)<\/p>\n

–> The first part of the article follows: <\/span><\/p>\n

Several dozen protesters from the Ontario Health Coalition and other groups have gathered across the road from Deerhurst Resort to blast what they call Premier Doug Ford\u2019s increasing \u201cprivatization\u201d of health care and take shots at his Bill 5, fast-tracking mines and other infrastructure development, for overriding environmental and Indigenous treaty protections.<\/p>\n

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