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Health Care Privatization

The federal government must enforce the letter and the spirit of the Canada Health Act and enact strong penalties on provinces that allow private clinics. Federal and provincial governments need to work together to ensure a strengthened public health care system that provides timely, quality health care services to all Canadians, not just for those who can afford to pay.

Council of Canadians joining National Day of Action against the federal Conservatives' abandonment of health care

Council of Canadians joining National Day of Action against the federal Conservatives’ abandonment of health care

The Council of Canadians, in coordination with the Canadian Health Coalition, is supporting the National Day of Action to protect ...
Want access to health care? You might need to move

Want access to health care? You might need to move

The Health Council of Canada (HCC) released a new report this week showing that Canadians' views on access to health ...
Harper government not committed to public health care

Harper government not committed to public health care

Halifax-based Council of Canadians organizer Angela Giles and Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network chairperson Lee Seymour write, "The federal ...
NEWS: Manley calls for privatization, deregulation, review of health care in Ontario

NEWS: Manley calls for privatization, deregulation, review of health care in Ontario

The Toronto Star reports that, "Former federal Liberal finance minister John Manley is urging Ontario treasurer Dwight Duncan to 'declare ...