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Thousands of people are rallying outside Ontario’s legislature to protest the government’s changes to the health-care system.<\/p>\n

The rally was organized by the Ontario Health Coalition, which says it’s concerned that the changes will lead to privatization of some health services _ a suggestion the province has denied.<\/p>\n

The group’s executive director Natalie Mehra says the government’s health spending, announced in the provincial budget , will not cover the cost of inflation and is effectively a funding cut to hospitals.<\/p>\n

The group has also criticized the province for merging local health bureaucracies into larger entities, saying the change won’t improve patient care.<\/p>\n

Protesters from across the province arrived by bus for the mid-day event, some carrying placards, banners, and effigies of Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Vic Fedeli.\\<\/p>\n

Health Minister Christine Elliott says the government is committed to the public health-care system.<\/p>\n

Two buses left Niagara this morning to head to the protest.<\/p>\n

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