TORONTO, ON – While Premier Doug Ford announced last week that, within a year, no more patients would receive care in hospital hallways, the spring 2019 provincial budget and an economic review by Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) point to hallway medicine getting much worse as health care cuts intensify, reports released at Queen’s Park…
DetailsBRANTFORD, ON – Fred Hahn, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario (CUPE Ontario) joined front-line workers at Brant Family & Children’s Services (Brant FACS) and community members to rally against cuts to services for children and families, mandated by the Ford Conservatives, that prompted the entire Board of the Brant FACS to…
DetailsBROCKVILLE, ON – When it comes to hospital funding, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government is “even worse than Mike Harris” new data reports released in Brockville today by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OHCU) show. For Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government to keep its proposed budget plan for the next five years, “it…
DetailsBRANTFORD, ON – CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn, CUPE Local 181 President, Jennifer Kirby, workers and community members will rally against Ford’s Conservative cuts that has forced the Board of Brant Family and Children’s Services to resign on Friday, July 12. The Board has decided to resign altogether rather than make further cuts to staff…
DetailsOTTAWA, ON – When it comes to hospital funding, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government is “even worse than Mike Harris” new data reports released in Ottawa today by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OHCU) show. For Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government to keep its proposed budget plan for the next five years, “it…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – In an open letter to the community, The Board of Directors for Brant Family and Children’s Services, led by Executive Director Andy Koster, today sent a clear message to the Ford Conservatives that front-line service cuts need to stop, and funding needs to be restored to critical child and family services, says…
DetailsKITCHENER/WATERLOO, ON – When it comes to hospital funding, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government is “even worse than Mike Harris” new data reports released in Kitchener/Waterloo today by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OHCU) show. For Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government to keep its proposed budget plan for the next five years, “it…
DetailsHAMILTON, ON – When it comes to hospital funding, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government is “even worse than Mike Harris” new data reports released in Hamilton today by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OHCU) show. For Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government to keep its proposed budget plan for the next five years, “it…
DetailsBROCKVILLE, ON – When the Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives (PCs) took office last summer, they made vague promises about ending hallway medicine, increasing system capacity and no public sector staff layoffs, while cutting government spending on services. Now, one year later, have the PCs delivered? How they are really doing to enhance patients’ access to…
DetailsOTTAWA, ON – When the Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives (PCs) took office last summer, they made vague promises about ending hallway medicine, increasing system capacity and no public sector staff layoffs, while cutting government spending on services. Now, one year later, have the PCs delivered? How they are really doing to enhance patients’ access to…
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