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  • Bill 140 MEDIA ADVISORY & BACKGROUNDERS
    Long-term Care Hearings Imminent:
    Coalitions Respond Across Ontario
    ADVISORY:
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    KEY POINTS - Bill 140:
    PDF                                
    SUMMARY AND COMMENTS - Bill 140:
             PDF         (December 12, 2006)


  • URGENT MEDIA RELEASE:
    Two-Tier Health Clinic in Kingston Contravenes Law:
    OHC Calls on Ministry to Take Action
      PDF     (December 12, 2006)


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  • MEDIA ADVISORY
    16 Ontario Communities Chosen to Host National Campaign "Medicare Works: We Can't Afford Private Health Care"
             PDF                 (November 14, 2006)


  • MEDIA RELEASE: McGuinty Government fudging costs
    Royal Ottawa Hospital P3: Hospital dramatically more expensive due to privatization
    Media Release         PDF                  
    Backgrounder I: OHC Analysis of Royal Ottawa Hospital Financial Data Available to the Public                  PDF
    Backgrounder II: Ontario’s First Two Privatized P3 Hospitals:OHC Cost Increases and Delays                 PDF
    Backgrounder III: ROH: Ready or not?                 PDF
                                                               (November 2, 2006)


  • MEDIA RELEASE AND BACKGROUNDER
    Secret Tenders Issued by McGuinty Government to Private Companies for P3 Hospitals
             PDF                 (October 27, 2006)


  • LHINs UPDATE:
    An update regarding the status of the LHINs strategic plans and consultations.
      HTML    PDF     (October 17, 2006)


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  • MEDIA RELEASE:Unprecedented Privatized Hospital “News Blackout
    Secret tenders issued to private companies for seven hospitals
      RTF    PDF     (October 13, 2006)

  • URGENT MEDIA ISSUE BRIEF:
    OHC comments on Government announcement regarding long term care
      HTML    PDF     (October 16, 2006)


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  • Health Action Assembly
                            SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
    Our annual strategy-setting conference featuring Questions & Answer Sessions with Hon. George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long Term Care Dr. Irfan Dhalla Canadian Doctors for Medicare Shelley Martel NDP Health Critic, MPP Nickel Belt
             PDF                 (September 29, 2006)

  • RISING UP!
    Ontario Health Coalition Lecture Series presents Reports on Social Movements and Defending Medicare
    Naomi Klein
    Maude Barlow
    special guest: Ana Gladys of the El Salvadorean Citizens Network of Ontario
    Friday, Dec 1
             PDF                 (September 29, 2006)

  • MEDIA RELEASE
    McGuinty should stop emergency room privatization:
    For-profit Med-Emerg is not a solution for doctor shortages
             PDF                 (September 27, 2006)

  • MEDIA RELEASE
    George Smitherman on right track in war of words against two-tier healthcare
    But must stop his own government's privatization
             PDF                 (September 11, 2006)

  • MEDIA ALERT
    Dr. Day’s Election a Disappointment:
    Will Be a Catalyst for a Renewed Campaign to Support the Gains of Public Medicare
             PDF                 (August 22, 2006)

  • NEWS ALERT
    Success in Stalling Ontario's Proposed 2-Tier Clinics:
    Now for the Final Push!
             HTML                 (September 2, 2006)

  • New Link: C.O.C. new health care campaign web-site
    Sign the Council of Canadians e-mail petition: profits is not the cure!
             HTML                 (May 30, 2006)


  • MEDIA RELEASE:Ontario Health Coalition Supports Drug Legislation
    It will contain escalating drug costs without harming patients
      HTML    PDF                           
    Pharma Facts and Figures
      HTML    PDF     (May 29, 2006)
  • Urgent Alert:
    Drug Bill (Bill 102) Update and Model Response
      HTML    PDF     (May 28, 2006)
  • MEDIA RELEASE:More Than 80,000 Ontarians Vote To Stop P3 Hospitals
    Over 96% vote for 100% public hospitals in Sarnia and the Sault this weekend
      HTML    PDF     (May 15, 2006)


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  • MEDIA RELEASE:
    300 Nurses Ask McGuinty to Stop P3 Hospitals: Joint Letter
      HTML    PDF
    View Joint Letter:
      HTML    PDF
        (May 9, 2006)


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  • P3 Update and Urgent Actions:Plebiscite campaigns in progress, results and recent developments
             PDF        (May 1, 2006)

  • Sarnia's and Sault Ste Marie's No P3s Plebiscites
    Join Sarnia's and Sault Ste Marie's campaigns to send a message on P3s. Vote May 13!
      Sarnia's Webpage    Sault Ste Marie's Blog     (April 27, 2006)


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  • MEDIA ISSUE BRIEF:
    OHC Reaction to Government announcement regarding health funding
      HTML    PDF     (April 28, 2006)


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  • MEDIA RELEASE:
    97.7% of 28,658 People Vote to Keep Hamilton's Hospitals 100% Public:
      HTML    PDF     (March 27, 2006)


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  • Doctors Issue Letter: No P3s
    Media Release and the Doctors' letter condemning Ontario government's version of P3s     
    Media Release:
    HTML     PDF                 
    Doctors' Letter:
          HTML       PDF        (March 20, 2006)


  • Closure: What's Next
     Liberals Shut Down Debate on Bill 36!
             PDF        (March 1, 2006)

  • Ontario Health Coalition:
    Media Release & notes on amendments to LHINs legislation     
    Media Release:
    HTML     PDF                 
    Notes on amendments to LHINs legislation:
          HTML       PDF        (February 26, 2006)


  • Ontario Health Coalition:
    LHINs health restructuring bill must be delayed
    Media Release & notes on amendments to LHINs legislation     
    Media Release:
    HTML     PDF                 
    Notes on amendments to LHINs legislation:
          HTML       PDF        (February 26, 2006)

  • New Link
     the Forum on Privatization and the Public Domain (Brewster Kneen, director)
             HTML                 (February 28, 2006)


  • Updated List of TOWN HALL MEETINGS ON LHINs:
     The OHC and Local Health Coalitons are holding public meetings across Ontario to inform the community about LHINs.
      HTML    PDF   (February 26, 2006)
  • LHINs: ACTIONS:Bulldozer/steamroller actions are being planned across Ontario on March 2.
             PDF        (February 22, 2006)

  • TOWN HALL MEETINGS ON LHINs:
     The OHC and Local Health Coalitons are holding public meetings across Ontario to inform the community about LHINs.
      HTML    PDF     (February 13, 2006)

  • Hamilton No P3 Hospital Campaign:
    Vote to Keep Our Hospitals Public: Get on the bus for Hamilton March 25!
    Print the form and send it in!
             HTM         PDF              (February 9, 2006)

  • Fact Sheet on P3's: McGuinty plans private hospitals across Ontario
    HTML            PDF         (January 2006)

  • OHC Hospital P3 Tracker
    Chart of advance of P3s in Ontario (as of Jan 16, 2006)
             HTM         PDF              (January 31, 2006)

  • OHC BACKGROUNDER:
     Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
             HTM         PDF              (January 31, 2006)

  • Hospital Cuts & Restructuring: a Closer Look
             PDF        (January 31, 2006)

  • LEGAL OPINION on 2 Tier Clinics-
    Legal Opinion of Sack, Goldblatt, Mitchell:
    PDF                          
    Media Release:
    PDF                          
    OHC's Letter to the Minister:
            PDF         (January 30, 2006)


  • Powerpoint slide show from the OHC: P3's
             Powerpoint Slide Show        (January 20, 2006)


  • NEW ANALYSIS re: LHINs:
    Updated OHC Analysis of LHINs Legislation:
                  HTML    PDF     (January 12, 2006)

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  • Federal Election Questions
    for all candidates meetings, etc.
             HTML         (January 12, 2006)

  • URGENT REQUEST &
    NEW ANALYSIS re: LHINs:
    Please, immediately contact your local MPP and request a public hearing in your community.
    List of Public Meetings & Request Procedures!
          HTML    PDF                  
    Updated OHC Analysis of LHINs Legislation:
                  HTML    PDF         (January 12, 2006)


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  • Health Coalition Releases
    Bill 36 LHINs Legislation Analysis
    Summary         HTML                  
             Full Report         PDF                (January 3, 2006)

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