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2007 Events, Reports and Media Releases


  • HEALTH CARE CONFERENCE & HEALTH ACTION ASSEMBLY: November 2nd & 3rd
    The Revisioning Health Care Conference at Ryerson November 2nd will explore ways to build and improve the public health care system. Our annual Health Action Assembly the next day is where the OHC sets our strategy for the next year.
          AGENDA & REGISTRATION FORM (PDF)


  • HELP SAVE UXBRIDGE HOSPITAL
    Fight the loss of ER Services

  • FACT SHEET: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO BRAMPTON'S HOSPITAL?
    Up to date information on the crisis at Brampton's P3 hospital. Distributed at the December 9th rally in Brampton
         PDF      (December 9, 2007)

  • COMMENTARY: BRAMPTON P3 HOSPITAL TARGET OF MASSIVE COMMUNITY UNREST
    Province Needs to Help Out Hospital and Stop Secrecy
         PDF      (December 10, 2007)

  • MEDICARE AND THE "EUROPEAN MODEL"
    Bulletin from Canadian Doctors for Medicare
         PDF

  • MEDIA RELEASE
    Approaching $1 Billion in Cost Overruns at Privatized P3 Hospitals: Coalition Demands Audit, Moratorium on P3 Privatization
          PDF     (October 5, 2007)

  • PRIVATE CLINIC REPORT
    Damning evidence from Ontario's for-profit clinics issued in light of John Tory's campaign to open the gates to US style for-profit clinics and hospitals.
          MEDIA RELEASE (PDF)       FULL REPORT (PDF)     (October 1, 2007)

  • PLATFORM REVIEW
    A review of the major party platforms on healthcare.
          PDF

  • HOW WOULD YOU VOTE?
    Compare your stand on various health care issues with the parties.
          PDF

  • QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
    For all-candidates meetings and one-on-one with politicians seeking your vote:
          PDF

  • THE PULSE: SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION
    Includes comparison of party platforms, questions for candidates, key issues in health care and information on private hospitals
          PAGE 1      PAGE 2

  • RIBBON CAMPAIGN: 7 COMMITMENTS FOR CANDIDATES
    Leading into the election, help show our elected officials that we're voting for public non-profit health care. Tie a "VOTE MEDICARE: HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR PROFIT" ribbon around your tree, porch, house, door, car or even around your waist. Email us at ohc@sympatico.ca or phone us at 416-441-2502 for your ribbon!
    VOTE MEDICARE: HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR PROFIT
    VOTE MEDICARE: HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR PROFIT


    Ask candidates to support these commitments:
          PDF

  • PRIVATE CLINIC REPORT
    Damning evidence from Ontario's for-profit clinics issued in light of John Tory's campaign to open the gates to US style for-profit clinics and hospitals.
          MEDIA RELEASE (PDF)       FULL REPORT (PDF)     (October 1, 2007)

  • MEDIA RELEASE: TROJAN HORSE OF PRIVATIZATION DOGS TORY ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL
    John Tory's promotion of for-profit clinics threatens local public hospitals
          PDF     (September 20, 2007)



    "BEWARE John Tory's Private Health Care Plan!" reads the sign
    on a Giant Trojan Horse trailing John Tory as he canvasses voters in a downtown Toronto riding.


  • MEDIA RELEASE: PRIVATE CLINICS WILL IMPERIL LOCAL HOSPITALS
    Coalition accuses Tory of pandering to business interests at the expense of the public hospital system
          PDF     (September 19, 2007)

  • FACT SHEET: WHY NOT PRIVATIZE?
    International Evidence On For-Profit Hospital Clinics
          PDF     (September 19, 2007)

  • MEDIA RELEASE: LONG-TERM CARE
    Coalition Decries McGuinty's Failure to Fulfill Promise to Improve Care Levels in Nursing Homes

    Media Release:    PDF

    Backgrounder:     PDF
                                                                           (September 9, 2007)

  • Uxbridge Hospital Flyer    PDF

    Uxbridge Hospital Petition:     PDF
                                                                           (July 18, 2007)

  • SAVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES - MIDLAND AND PENETANGUISHENE
    Fight the undemocratic merger of the Huronia District  Hospital with the Penetanguishene General Hospital

    Midland/Penetanguishene Flyer    PDF

    Midland/Penetanguishene Petition:     PDF
                                                                           (July 18, 2007)

  • Take the Pledge
    On June 23rd, take the pledge in North Bay, Niagara and Sault Ste. Marie to keep our hospitals 100% public. For more information:
      North Bay
        Niagara Region
            Sault Ste Marie

                                                               (June 18, 2007)


  • MEDIA RELEASE: North Bay Hospital cover-up tactics
    Economist Hugh Mackenzie:    "The [Ontario] government has resorted to cover-up tactics to evade public scrutiny.
    Media Release         PDF                  

                                     The Assessment:      PDF
                                                               (June 18, 2007)


  • BACKGROUNDER:
    on the group behind the Ontario legal challenge to Medicare.
      HTML    PDF     (May 31, 2007)

  • MEDIA RELEASE:
    Tory's Health Platform A Recipe for Privatization
          PDF     (May 24, 2007)

  • LTC MINIMUM CARE STANDARDS CAMPAIGN
    Join in the Long Term Care Petition Campaign to raise Minimum Care Standards
      HTML    PDF     (May 18, 2007)


  • MEDIA RELEASE: Extraordinary Costs of the Brampton P3 hospital
    Revealed through court-ordered release of secret documents.
    Media Release         PDF                  
    Backgrounder: Brampton P3 Hospital
    Disclosed Documents on Costs
                     PDF
    Memo of Facts: from Lewis Auerbach, former Director of Audit Operations - Office of the A.G. of Canada                                           PDF
    Memo of Facts:
    from OHC lawyer Steven Shrybman                 PDF
                                                               (May 9, 2007)


  • Media Release
    Charter Challenge against Medicare in Ontario opportunistic and dishonest:
      HTML    PDF     (May 2, 2007)


  • Urgent Action Update
    Rally, Meetings and Forums
      HTML    PDF     (March 27, 2007)


  • PULSE - Spring 2007:
    Ontario Health Coalition Newsletter
          HTML     (April 1, 2007)


  • P3s Forum Update:
    New information from the McGuinty government is available about the new Sault Ste. Marie's hospital deal. The deal is clearly a P3 privatization project.
          PDF     (April 1, 2007)


  • P3s Update:
    Current information on the status of P3 projects
          PDF     (April 1, 2007)


  • CROSS ONTARIO PUBLIC FORUMS:
    Frank Dobson was Minister of Health in England and saw that P3's were destroying the NHS. Come hear him!
      HTML    PDF     (March 27, 2007)


  • URGENT ALERT:
    Join the Protest Tomorrow, March 23- Alert all supporters and friends!   Private Clinic - Misleading Campaign to Privatize Health System
          PDF     (March 22, 2007)


  • MEDIA RELEASE and MEDIA BACKGROUNDER:
    MEDIA RELEASE:
    Private Clinic Aligns with Conservatives in Misleading Campaign to Privatize Health System
      HTML    PDF     (March 22, 2007)
    MEDIA BACKGROUNDER Evidence from the system-wide experiment in Britain and some Quick Facts
      HTML    PDF     (March 22, 2007)


  • MEDIA RELEASE:
    Ontario Health Coalition Slams Private Clinic Proposal & John Tory's Support for Privatization
      HTML    PDF     (March 16, 2007)


  • Join the Protest February 9th - Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto:
    Message to Health Ministers from Across Canada - Protect Universal Access to Health Care!
      HTML    PDF     (February 6, 2007)


  • Media Release
    Health Coalitions Accuse Harper Government of Allowing Privatization and Not Improving the Public System
      MS Word    PDF     (February 5, 2007)


  • Report on Townhalls
    Reports from town halls of national tour against privatization of health care, Fall 2006.
             PDF                 (January 27, 2007)


  • The Pulse
    Winter 2007 edition of the Ontario Health Coalition's Newsletter
             PDF                 (January 27, 2007)


  • OHC SUBMISSION:
    Regarding Bill 140: An Act Respecting Long-term Care Homes
      HTML    PDF                           
    Briefing Notes:
    Why Protect Public and Not For Profit Long Term Care Facilities?
      HTML    PDF                           
    Briefing Notes:
    Minimun Care Standards in Long Term Care Facilities
      HTML    PDF     (Jan 16, 2007)

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