{"id":32357,"date":"2026-10-27T13:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=32357"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:00:01","slug":"events-town-halls-across-ontario-to-fight-for-public-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/events-town-halls-across-ontario-to-fight-for-public-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENTS:<\/FONT> Town Halls Across Ontario To Fight For Public Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

(October 27, 2026)<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no time to lose! Either we all fight for public health care now, or it\u2019ll be gone.<\/p>\n

Alberta has passed dangerous new legislation that ends universal public health care in Alberta & threatens it across Canada. It allows private clinics to charge patients for surgeries & tests, enables the wealthy to skip the queue & pressures everyone else to pay, wait longer, or go without. It\u2019s not an abstract threat. Alberta started enacting the law October 1. We need to mount enough public & political pressure to stop them.<\/p>\n

While not quite as draconian as Alberta\u2019s new law, Ontario & Quebec patients also face user fees for needed health care that should never be allowed under the Canada Health Act. In Ontario, the Ford government has deliberately chosen to set funding rates for our public hospitals at lower than they need to maintain existing services to force them into deficit. It is requiring them to make cuts to eliminate their deficits. At the same time, it is shunting literally hundreds of millions in public money over to private\/for-profit clinics to privatize their services. They are allowing privatization of primary care with pay-your-way nurse practitioner clinics and online companies.<\/p>\n

For the North & rural communities, things are even worse. The private clinics are locating in the largest urban centres, taking funding and services away from those communities.<\/p>\n

Both in Ontario and Quebec, the richest patients are buying faster access to care while wait times for the majority are worse & costs are much higher.<\/p>\n

These things should NEVER happen under our public medicare laws.<\/p>\n

We are slowing them down, dramatically. And when we fightback we are able to stop them, often. But we need to raise our voices now, in no uncertain terms, because the future of our health care is at stake.<\/p>\n

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Come to our urgent town hall meetings and please share this message widely. The meetings are hybrid, but we are encouraging people to come in-person as there will be lawn signs and other materials. Here are the list of locations and links.<\/p>\n

Sault Ste Marie – Tuesday November 3 at 7 pm, Moose Lodge, 543 Trunk Rd, Sault Ste Marie
\nZoom registration link: https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/9L4wyv_VR06eyc3v4hWduA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Grey Bruce – Wednesday November 4 at 7 pm, Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave E, Owen Sound
\nZoom registration link: https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Fhuii7K4SM6s9Q9lK14kqg<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mississauga – Thursday November 5 at 6 pm, Mississauga Valley Community Centre LC Taylor Auditorium, 1275 Mississauga Vly Blvd, Mississauga
\nRegistration link: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mississauga-health-coalition-town-hall-the-state-of-healthcare-tickets-2003660396182<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

St Catharines – Thursday November 5 at 6:30 pm, Ruby Carroll Hall, Trillium Church, 415 Linwell Rd, St. Catharines
\nZoom registration link: https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/yO4amnbqQbeecIy_e3yz2A<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Welland – Tuesday November 10 at 6:30 pm, LIV Community Room, Welland Arena, 501 King St, Welland
\nZoom registration link: https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/MYluuVPRSvG9aQPgXrXKKw<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

London – Tuesday November 10 at 7 pm, Landon Branch Library London Public Library, 167 Wortley Rd, London
\nZoom registration link: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/8pVGktogS0qhNI1wSgUL0w<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Waterloo – Wednesday November 11 at 6:30 pm, Waterloo Public Library, 35 Albert St., Waterloo
\nZoom registration link: https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/4nYBDiSnTzqyBV9FLaQ7BA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Grimsby – Friday November 13 at 6:30 pm, Major Refrigeration Peach King Centre, Multi-purpose community room, 162 Livingston Ave, Grimsby
\nZoom link: https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/yfueoYTOTsWhw8phc-m7Pw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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