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.

How chapters can make a difference and protect their local health care
As chapters distant from the federal political scene and often from the provincial scene, it is difficult to make ...

St. John’s chapter opposes P3 plan for long-term care facilities
The St. John's chapter protested the plan for P3 long-term care facilities.
The Council of Canadians St. John's chapter is ...

Council of Canadians marks shameful one-year anniversary of health accord’s expiration
Ottawa — One year after the Canada Health Accord expired, the Council of Canadians will be me marking this shameful ...

Council of Canadians chapters to take part in National Day of Action for a New Health Accord
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the expiry of the ten-year Canada Health Accord signed in 2004.
Council of ...

Health care not Harper care: national day of action for a new Health Accord
March 31st, 2015, marks the one year anniversary of the expiry of the Health Accord.
Canada is facing an ...

Barlow gets the word out about Harper’s health care cuts in Newfoundland & Labrador
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, Canadian Union of Public Employees president Paul Moist and the former chair of ...

Over 3000 rally to stop cuts to health care and to stop private clinics in Ontario
Today thousands of people traveled from all corners of Ontario and gathered at the provincial legislation (Queens Park) ...

Barlow speaks on health care in Courtenay, British Columbia
Last night's town hall meeting in Courtenay, BC. Photo by Mike Butler.
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow ...