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.

Health Accord talks fail on the anniversary of national public healthcare
Yesterday, finance and health ministers from the provinces and territories met with their federal counterparts to renegotiate the Health ...

Health care transfer payments to be discussed at federal-provincial summit
Finance minister Bill Morneau
The Globe and Mail reports, "According to B.C.’s Health Minister, Ottawa put forward a new offer ...

Butler calls for new health accord, implementation of pharmacare
Twitter photo by Mary-Margaret Jones
Council of Canadians health care campaigner Michael Butler spoke to media at the King Edward ...

Medicare is being put on trial, which side are you on?
Medicare in Canada is being put on trial. Dr Brian Day, a for-profit clinic owner, has launched a lawsuit ...

7 things you need to know about why medicare is being put on trial
Today, “The Council of Canadians organized a rally outside the Law Courts, which featured health care practitioners and researchers, ...

Council of Canadians calls for governments to implement pharmacare
Council of Canadians health care campaigner Michael Butler will be in Whitehorse this July 20-22 to intervene at the ...

Budget 2016: still waiting for the health care litmus test
A recent Ipos poll showed that out of a list 15 of the top priority coming into budget 2016, ...

Council of Canadians bring a medicare message to new MPs
This week Council of Canadians representatives joined over 140 health care advocates from across Canada meeting with MPs new ...