{"id":31428,"date":"2026-04-28T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=31428"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:28:18","slug":"protest-in-windsor-targets-doug-ford-government-policies-and-transparency-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/protest-in-windsor-targets-doug-ford-government-policies-and-transparency-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest in Windsor targets Doug Ford government policies and transparency concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(April 25, 2026) By: Bob Bellacicco, CTV News<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rallies were held across Ontario as demonstrators pushed back against policies from Premier Doug Ford\u2019s government, with concerns ranging from healthcare to government transparency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Speaking at a protest in front of Conservative MP Andrew Dowie\u2019s office on Tecumseh Road East, one of the protesters, Patrick Hannon, said participants were united by multiple frustrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to hold this government accountable,\u201d the co-chair of the Windsor-Essex Health Coalition told CTV News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re doing things that their rich buddies want, privatizing healthcare, one of the last public services that was for the public from public money. We didn\u2019t pay for profits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Mario Spagnuolo, local president of the Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation of Ontario, was at the rally to show solidarity between public sectors facing similar pressures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cPublic education is facing the same kinds of cuts to healthcare with the same kind of agenda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cTeachers and education workers are out here supporting their doctors, nurses and ultimately our patients that are waiting in the ER or waiting for services in public healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Spagnuolo also pointed to broader concerns about government direction, saying, \u201cThese are all indications of what the government\u2019s trying to do with our public services in the province of Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Spagnuolo says a similar rally will be held Wednesday in front of Dowie\u2019s office at 4:15 p.m. in support of the education sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s rally also called for accountability. Hannon criticized recent changes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/politics\/queens-park\/article\/ford-government-passes-budget-that-lets-premier-and-ministers-keep-office-records-secret\/\" rel=\"\">Freedom of Information laws<\/a>, saying the people\u2019s ability and oversight have been removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThat system that takes care of distributing finances and oversight is protected by the Freedom of Information Act so we can\u2019t actually find out how much money, how many patients, what the patient outcomes are, none of that, that we\u2019ve been able to find through the public system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/windsor\/article\/windsor-mpps-social-media-post-calling-doug-ford-corrupt-gains-traction\/\" rel=\"\">NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky<\/a> says scandals like the Greenbelt would not have been uncovered had it not been for the Freedom of Information Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not just about what\u2019s happening right now. It completely removes access to any documents about anything this government has done in the past and goes back 40 years, 40 years of wiping out access to freedom of information,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Members from multiple Unior locals were also present at the rally. Manny Cardoso, secretary-treasurer of local 444 said the turnout reflected a shared responsibility to advocate for communities and essential services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhether you voted for him or not, whether you supported that government or not, our job is to make sure that our governments are taking care of our members, our communities, our people, because this is our way of life in Canada and it can\u2019t go away,\u201d said Cardoso.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here for the original video and article<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(April 25, 2026) By: Bob Bellacicco, CTV News Rallies were held across Ontario as demonstrators pushed back against policies from Premier Doug Ford\u2019s government, with concerns ranging from healthcare to government transparency. 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