(March 12, 2026) By: Glenn Hendry, Insauga News<\/p>\n
Health coalitions are rallying at Liberal MPs offices across the country Monday to protest U.S.-style private care reforms being pushed by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford.<\/p>\n
Durham Health Coalition, which is organizing a rally outside Ajax MP Jennifer McKelvie\u2019s office on Old Kingston Road at noon on Monday, is calling on Ottawa and the Liberal MPS to \u201cstand up\u201d to Smith and Ford, enforce the Canada Health Act and \u201csave lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
The nationwide Day of Action warns public health care for all in Canada is under \u201cunprecedented threat\u201d and have invited MPs to support the fight against privatization in health care and bring the issue back to caucus as a \u201cpriority.\u201d<\/p>\n
A press release from the Durham Health Coalition points to Smith\u2019s government in Albert passing laws to end universal health care and bring in private clinics, while Ford is \u201ccutting, closing and privatizing our public hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n
The changes in Alberta will bring in private for-profit health insurance, direct billing of patients and \u201cqueue jumping for those who can afford it,\u201d while pushing everyone else back in line, the coalition claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not \u2018like\u2019 U.S. style health care. It is<\/em><\/strong> U.S. private health care, and for-profit health care interests are lined up to cash in.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an unprecedented frontal assault on the Canada Health Act to end single-tier public Medicare.\u201d<\/p>\n Other rallies in Ontario are being held in Mississauga, Hamilton, Toronto, London, Waterloo and Ottawa.<\/p>\n The health coalitions are calling on the federal government to:<\/p>\n