Ontario Health Coalition

Join us for a one-day Health Research Conference online via Zoom

Featuring: Expert speakers from Statistics Canada & the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), political researchers, corporate researchers, health policy researchers, journalists and authors, and more. Full list of speakers is linked below.

🗓️ When: 9AM-5PM, Thursday June 25

📍 Where: Live on Zoom

Cost: $100 (Full day access + conference materials)

Register here: https://square.link/u/eUHimpKV

The landscape of Ontario’s health care system is shifting faster than ever. From the rise of private clinics to the latest data on hospital staffing and wait times, staying informed isn't just an advantage, it’s a necessity.

We’re bringing together experienced researchers and front line experts to break down the latest findings, navigate the current structure of health care information, long term care, and public health information, and discuss how and where to find the data and details that can be used to strengthen research on public health care in Ontario, and across the country.

The exciting agenda and full list of speakers can be found here: https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/event-one-day-health-research-conference-via-zoom/

Don’t just watch the headlines. Understand the data behind them.

Register here: https://square.link/u/eUHimpKV. After registering and making a payment, a unique Zoom link will be sent to you for the conference.

A huge and heartfelt thank you for helping to make the march and protest on Thursday as big as possible. 8,000 of you turned out to send a clear message to Doug Ford that we will not let his government privatize our public hospitals. If you weren't there, you will see. It was HUGE. In this post are a few photos from the event. Many more are in our Facebook album here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=ontariohealth&set=a.1444569317715859

You can help -- here is some quick follow up for everyone to do, please! Tell Premier Doug Ford and your local MPP to stop privatizing our public hospitals and health care. That means: stop the private clinics and fund the operating rooms and diagnostics in our public hospitals that are underused, stop forcing the hospitals into cuts, stop privatizing all the health care services they are privatizing. It is a simple message:

⚫️ Email Premier Doug Ford at: https://www.ontario.ca/form/send-premier-message click on "Issue", choose whether or not you want a reply, then click "proceed to step 2" and type in your message. Or you can email [email protected], phone & mailing address: https://www.ontario.ca/page/premier

🔴 Also, please email your local MPP (Members of Provincial Parliament) here: https://www.ola.org/en/members/current If you don't know who your MPP is, just put your own postal code where it says "address and postal code" and it will give you your MPP.

⚫️ If you aren't already an Ontario Health Coalition member, would you consider becoming one? The memberships and donations - especially monthly donations - matter hugely. We are grateful for whatever you are able to do and if you cannot, please, no pressure. Here is the link: https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/donate-now/

Again, the biggest thank you ever. It was a tremendous turnout and an amazing day after LOTS of work. Thank you so much for everything you do to protect our public health care for all.

Photo credit for second last picture: Alex Lisman
Photo credit for last picture: Tian Qio

ALL OUT in Toronto to the giant march & rally to stop Ford's hospital privatization because we will lose our public health care if we don't stop it.

🔴 11:20 am - we will be gathering to the west of the Royal York Hotel, which is across the street from Union Station on Front Street. There will be a sound truck and stage with music playing.
⚫️ 11:30 am - speeches will begin at the stage to the west of the Royal York Hotel.
🔴 12 pm - the march to Queen's Park will begin.
⚫️ 1 pm - we will be at Queen's Park for a rally.
🔴 1:45 pm - we will be wrapping up.

Please remember to bring sunscreen, water and anything else you need to stay safe. Also, please bring signs and get ready to make some noise!

Let's make a show of strength that they cannot ignore in the Legislature and save our public hospitals from privatization.