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(November 7, 2025) By: Randy Thoms, YourKenora.ca<\/p>\n

The Ontario Health Coalition is turning to the federal government to halt private clinics in Ontario from over-billing patients.<\/p>\n

The Coalition is petitioning the government to enforce the Canada Health Act, which prohibits such charges.<\/p>\n

The healthcare advocacy group documented several cases last summer where patients paid thousands of dollars for cataract surgery.<\/p>\n

It accuses the Ford government of redirecting thousands of surgeries from public hospitals to private clinics, a move intended to eliminate a backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The Coalition says the clinics are violating the Canada Health Act by charging patients.<\/p>\n

Attempts by patients and the Coalition to recoup the money were made, but they have not seen any action or a response from the provincial Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

More than 5,000 have signed the petition.<\/p>\n

The Coalition hopes thousands more Canadians will sign it before it presents the petition<\/a> to the government in the coming months.<\/p>\n

For the original article, click here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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