{"id":31251,"date":"2026-03-06T10:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=31251"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:09:32","slug":"events-call-on-our-federal-liberal-mps-to-save-public-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/events-call-on-our-federal-liberal-mps-to-save-public-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">EVENTS:<\/FONT> Call on our federal Liberal MPs to save public health care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(March 6, 2026)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t Let Them Destroy <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Canadian<br \/>\n<\/span>Public Health Care<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Monday, March 16<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Alberta\u2019s Danielle Smith government passed a new law to<br \/>\nend universal public health care and bring in U.S. style privatization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ontario\u2019s Doug Ford government is cutting, closing and privatizing our public hospitals.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Call on our federal Liberal MPs to help us stand up to them,<br \/>\nenforce the Canada Health Act and save public health care.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Canadian sovereignty means standing up for our values.<\/p>\n<h4>ONTARIO<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Ajax<\/strong>, 12 pm ET<br \/>\nMP Jennifer McKelvie\u2019s office at 100 Old Kingston Rd<br \/>\nContact: Lance Livingstone, koach_14@yahoo.com, 905-431-0823 or<br \/>\nPam Parks, bbgoodday01@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Waterloo<\/strong>, 1 pm ET<br \/>\nThe Hon Bardish Chagger\u2019s office at 100 Regina St S<br \/>\nContact: Jim Stewart, waterlooregionhealthcoalition@gmail.com, 519-588-5841<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Toronto<\/strong>, 4:30 pm ET<br \/>\nMP Julie Dzerowicz\u2019s office at 1202 Bloor St W<br \/>\nContact: Greater Toronto Health Coalition, greatertorontohc@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Hamilton<\/strong>, 11 am ET<br \/>\nMP Aslam Rana\u2019s office at 25 Charlton Ave E<br \/>\nContact: Janina Lebon, janinalebon44@gmail.com, 905-545-5514<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>London,<\/strong> 11 am ET<br \/>\nThe Hon Arielle Kayabaga\u2019s office at 390 Commissioners Road W<br \/>\nContact: Peter Bergmanis, pbergmanis@rogers.com, 519-860-4403<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Peterborough,<\/strong> 12 pm ET<br \/>\nMP Emma Harrison\u2019s office at 417 Bethune Street<br \/>\nContact: Ontario Health Coalition, info@ontariohc.ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Kingston,<\/strong> *Fri, Mar 20*<br \/>\n12 pm &#8211; 1 pm ET<br \/>\nThe Hon Mark Gerretsen\u2019s office at 234 Concession St<br \/>\nContact: Ross Sutherland, 7846elbe@gmail.com, 613-532-7846<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Ottawa<\/strong>, 12 pm ET<br \/>\nPrime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s constituency office at 240 Kennevale Dr<br \/>\nContact: Nancy Parker, OttawaHealthCo@gmail.com<\/p>\n<h4>ALBERTA<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Edmonton<\/strong>, 12 pm MST<br \/>\nThe Hon Eleanor Olszewski\u2019s office at 12220 Stony Plain Rd, NW<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Calgary<\/strong>, 12 pm MST<br \/>\nMP Corey Hogan\u2019s office at 1717 10th St NW<\/p>\n<h4>B.C.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Vancouver<\/strong>, 9:30 am PST<br \/>\nThe Hon Hedy Fry\u2019s office at 1030 Denman St<\/p>\n<h4><strong>MANITOBA<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Winnipeg<\/strong>, 12 pm CST<br \/>\nUnion Centre at 275 Broadway<\/p>\n<h4><strong>QUEBEC<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Montr\u00e9al<\/strong>, 12 pm EST<br \/>\nMinister of Health Marjorie Michel\u2019s office at 1100, Boul Cr\u00e9mazie E<\/p>\n<h4><strong>P.E.I.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Cornwall<\/strong>, 11 am AST<br \/>\nCornwall Town Hall at 15 Mercedes Dr<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ontario-specific-poster.pdf\">Click here for printable version of poster<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/briefing-twin-threats-to-public-medicare\/\">Click here for a briefing note with more information about privatization in Alberta and Ontario<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(March 6, 2026) Don&#8217;t Let Them Destroy Canadian Public Health Care Monday, March 16 Alberta\u2019s Danielle Smith government passed a new law to end universal public health care and bring in U.S. style privatization. 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