Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition

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Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll Belleville, ON – The Ford government’s signature policy initiative of privatizing hospital services has resulted in longer wait-times, unequal access based on wealth, and negative public opinion, says a new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council…

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WSIB Workers Face More Than Double the National Rates of Anxiety and Depression, Survey Finds

Solidarity, Strike 2025- 1750

Toronto – The union representing striking workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has conducted a follow-up survey to assess workload and occupational stress levels, one year after their initial study. The internationally recognized survey, conducted by the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW), an independent third party, shows that WSIB workers…

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Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition

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Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll Kingston, ON – The Ford government’s signature policy initiative of privatizing hospital services has resulted in longer wait-times, unequal access based on wealth, and negative public opinion, says a new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council…

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Leading labour groups and Deaf organizations question Canadian Hearing Services rating as strike drags on

Solidarity, Strike 2073-2025

TORONTO – With Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians still desperately without services, community allies, labour groups, and elected leaders have delivered an open letter to Accreditation Canada questioning the high rating received by Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). The letter reads, in part: “The situation at CHS has been deteriorating for years, a decline…

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Most people in Waterloo Region face reduced access to privatized hospital services: new report

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Polling shows 72 per cent of people in Western Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients Kitchener, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of Waterloo residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…

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Ontario Unions to Picket Ford Fest in Solidarity with WSIB Strike

Solidarity, Strike 2025- 1750

Etobicoke, ON – Members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), currently on strike, will be joined by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), and other labour organizations today, June 13th, at Ford Fest 2025 in Centennial Park, Etobicoke. The coordinated action comes as striking WSIB frontline staff enter over three weeks on…

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Most people in London face reduced access to privatized hospital services: new report

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Polling shows 71 per cent of people in Southwestern Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients London, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of London residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…

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