{"id":5348,"date":"2017-06-15T15:51:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T19:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=5348"},"modified":"2020-05-08T17:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:22:10","slug":"group-aims-to-raise-awareness-about-the-risks-of-health-care-privatization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/group-aims-to-raise-awareness-about-the-risks-of-health-care-privatization\/","title":{"rendered":"Group aims to raise awareness about the risks of health-care privatization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(June 10, 2017)<\/p>\n<p>By: Mandy Marciniak, Kingston Heritage<\/p>\n<div id=\"div1785\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t \u2018bear\u2019 to lose Medicare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is the message the Ontario Health Coalition is bringing with them across the province this month, and on June 6, they brought it to Kingston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are doing a tour to let people know about the threat to health care in Canada from privatization,\u201d said Peter Boyle, a member of the Ontario Health Coalition and Kingston resident. \u201cIf allowed to go the way some want it to go, privatization will erode health care in Canada as we know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fsk_splitbox_2819_onscreen\">\n<div id=\"fsk_splitbox_2819\" class=\" fsk_splitbox_2819\"><iframe id=\"fsk_frame_splitbox\" name=\"fsk_frame_splitbox\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To help spread the word, Boyle and the coalition are travelling with a seven-foot tall companion they hope will grab the attention of community members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bear is something to attract people\u2019s attention. The health coalition had a giant rocking chair for long-term care awareness and that really attracted people\u2019s attention. So, we wanted something similar,\u201d he said. \u201cWe call the bear Tommy, because Tommy Douglas was the institutor of Medicare in Canada 49 years ago in Saskatchewan and we want that system to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While charging Canadians for necessary health procedures is illegal in Canada, more and more clinics are popping up offering cataract surgery or MRIs at a cost. The clinics are appealing to some, as they mean that long lines can be cut, but many see it as undercutting the Canadian Medicare system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to tell people what is going on, and that these private clinics and the provincial governments are letting things sneak through,\u201d said Boyle. \u201cOne of the main planks of Canadian Medicare is that nobody has to pay fees for a medically needed procedure and it is illegal to charge fees, yet some provinces have let them slide in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boyle has had a number of encounters with the current Medicare system in Kingston, and a few years ago, he underwent two hip replacements at Hotel Dieu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said I needed one in three months and then the other within a year, and they were great. I had the second within six months,\u201d he said. \u201cI needed it and the health-care system worked the way it was supposed to, and I want to see that continue for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Ontario Health Coalition will visit 20 cities in total in the coming weeks and are purposefully holding gatherings outside of MPP offices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"div2831\" class=\"flexV override detail\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div1786\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cPeople like MPPs can make a difference in these discussions,\u201d said Boyle. \u201cBut, overall, we just want to raise awareness, and so far we have seen a lot of community members that are interested and often surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boyle encourages those who are concerned to talk to their MPP and other community members about what they feel needs to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur health-care system isn\u2019t perfect, but people do cherish it and want to see the service continue, and not have it privatized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the We Can\u2019t \u2018Bear\u2019 to Lose Medicare campaign, visit www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kingstonregion.com\/news-story\/7361752-group-aims-to-raise-awareness-about-the-risks-of-health-care-privatization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for original article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(June 10, 2017) By: Mandy Marciniak, Kingston Heritage \u201cWe can\u2019t \u2018bear\u2019 to lose Medicare.\u201d That is the message the Ontario Health Coalition is bringing with them across the province this month, and on June 6, they brought it to Kingston. \u201cWe are doing a tour to let people know about the threat to health care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ohc-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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