Ontario Health Coalition

Ingersoll: Friday, Oct 24 at 3 pm – King & Thames

Norwich: Friday, Oct 31 at 3 pm – Main St & Oxford Rd 59

Tavistock: Friday, Oct 10 at 3 pm – Post Office, 5 Woodstock St. S.

Woodstock: Friday, Oct 17 at 3 pm – Huron St. & Dundas St.

Niagara: Saturday, Oct 18 at 11 am – Port Colborne General Hospital, 260 Sugarloaf St.

Embro: Friday, Oct 3 at 3 pm – Embro Rd at Highlander

St. Thomas: Saturday, Oct 4 at 10 am – Talbot & Manitoba St, CASO Station area

Kitchener: Saturday, Oct 4 at 11 am – Sportsworld, 4285 King St E. on the public sidewalk near the Tim Hortons & the new CTV offices

Also, please don't forget to distribute and sign our petition to the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act in Ontario where the Ford government is violating it with their private clinics: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Thank you for making a show of opposition to Ford’s expanding privatization plan in Mississauga, Oshawa, Kingston, Kincardine, Owen Sound, Sarnia & Windsor.

More rallies are coming up in Kitchener-Waterloo, Oxford County & Niagara. Please come out 👇

#onpoli

Every one of us needs to make it visible that we oppose #dougford's plan to expand privatization. Come out in Kitchener-Waterloo & Oxford County this weekend to build the fightback to save public health care before we lose it.

Contact info here: ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/ev...

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Tavistock
Fri, Oct 10 at 3 pm – Post Office, 5 Woodstock St. S.

Woodstock
Fri, Oct 17 at 3 pm – Huron St. & Dundas St.

Ingersoll
Fri, Oct 24 at 3 pm – King & Thames

Norwich
Fri, Oct 31 at 3 pm – Main St & Oxford Rd 59

Embro
Fri, Oct 3 at 3 pm – Embro Rd at Highlander

St. Thomas
Sat, Oct 4 at 10 am – Talbot & Manitoba St, CASO Station area

Kitchener
Sat, Oct 4 at 11 am – Sportsworld, 4285 King St E. on the public sidewalk near the Tim Hortons & the new CTV offices

Sarnia
Sat, Sept 27 from 11 am to 1 pm – London Rd. & Murphy Rd.

Windsor
Sat, Sept 27 at 11 am – Ouellette Ave & Tecumseh Rd.

Oshawa
Mon, Sept 29 at 1 pm – Alexandra Park near Oshawa Hospital

Kingston
Mon, 29 Sept from 4 pm to 5 pm – Bath Rd & Princess St. (AKA traffic circle)

Mississauga
Sat, Sept 27 at 11:15 am to 1:30 pm – Cawthra Rd & QEW overpass

Kincardine
Sat, Sept 27 from 11 am to 1 pm – Kincardine Davidson Park

Owen Sound
Sat, Sept 27 from 11 am to 1 pm – Owen Sound Municipal Office, 808 2nd Ave E.

A huge thank you to all who came out to Ingersoll, Beachville, Toronto & London to show visible opposition to Ford’s expanding privatization plan.

Join more rallies this weekend & in coming weeks wherever you can to save public health care before we lose it ⬇️

#onpoli

Show Ford that we oppose his privatization of our public health care this weekend in Hamilton, Tillsonburg, Mississauga, Kincardine, Owen Sound, Sarnia & Windsor. More rallies next week.

More information and contact info here: ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/ev...

#onpoli

At the same time, hospitals across Ontario have operating rooms that are closed most of the time b/c they don’t have the funds to staff up & run them.

We need every person to come out & spread the word to build a fightback that Ontarians can join and the Ford gov’t can't ignore.

While his gov’t knows that seniors are routinely being charged thousands of dollars in private clinics, Doug Ford’s expanding his hospital privatization plans to hip & knee surgeries, MRIs, CT scans & more.

#ontario #healthcare #protest

Come make a show of opposition to Ford’s privatization at rallies this weekend & into the fall. If we don’t protect public health care now, we are going to lose it.

This Fri & Sat: Hamilton, Tillsonburg, Mississauga, Kincardine, Owen Sound, Sarnia & Windsor. Details👇

#onpoli

They are doing what they can get away with. That means we need to pour on the public pressure by making a very visible show of opposition they can't ignore.

Every person makes a difference in building this fightback. Please come out today and spread the word.

Doug Ford knows that patients are being charged thousands of dollars in the private clinics that his gov't created. Instead of stopping the privatization, the Ford gov't is expanding their plans to MRIs, CT scans, hip and knee surgeries, and more.

CODE RED: Come make a human chain against Ford's expanding hospital privatization plans TODAY in Toronto 🚨

🗓️ 4:30 - 6:00 pm on Wed, Sept 24
📍Southeast corner of University Ave & College St

#onpoli #ontario #toronto #healthcare #protest #rally #today

Cataract billing by private clinics is subject of complaints by health-care group against Ontario and Ottawa Ontario Health Coalition made complaints on behalf of 50 patients who say they experienced extra-billing when getting surgeries at private clinics.

A private clinic illegally charged Maureen nearly $7,000 for cataract surgery. She had to borrow money from her bank to pay for her operation.

Read about our formal complaint filed on behalf of 50 patients who were charged at private clinics 👇

www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

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Our heartfelt thank you to the patients who took part in the complaint and told their stories at the press conference.

Let's build on this and do everything we can to stop the privatization of our health care. Thank you so very much!

Open letters & petition to enforce the Canada Health Act & stop user charges for patients - Ontario Health Coalition (June 17, 2025) Open letters to the provincial and Federal Health Ministers, as well as a petition to call on the Government of Canada to uphold and

We have also issued open letters calling on:

1) The Ford gov't to reimburse the patients & take action to stop the private clinics.

2) The federal gov't to take all action possible to enforce the Canada Health Act in Ontario where it's being violated.

www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/op...

YouTube video by Ontario Health Coalition Patient Advocates Issue Formal Complaint on Behalf of Patients Charged User Fees at Private Clinics

Today, we held a press conference to announce that we have filed formal complaints on behalf of 50 patients who were charged user fees at private clinics & to call for urgent action to stop illegal fees in private clinics.

Watch the press conference ⬇️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA4X...

“Essentially it’s like there isn’t public medicare when it comes to eye surgery in Ontario. It’s gone.” – Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition

‘There is something wrong’: Patients say they are paying out of pocket for cataract surgeries at private clinics Across Ontario, people are reportedly going in for cataract surgery at private clinics and paying between a couple hundred dollars to thousands for operations that should be free through their OHIP co...

NEW RELEASE: private for-profit clinics unlawfully and illegally charging seniors thousands of dollars for medically necessary surgeries that should be completely covered under OHIP.

Read the article here: www.thestar.com/business/the...

This weekend educational is made in memory of our dear friend & colleague, Derrell Dular, an OHC Board member of 20+ years. Our heartfelt thank you to the Alliance of Seniors/Older Canadians Network, Cher Richards, Jack Pinkus & the Family Education Centre & Unifor.

We can help with transportation as needed. Those coming from Eastern Ontario can meet in Oshawa at the Via Station & we will drive up. From the Southwest & Toronto meet at the Yorkdale subway/Go station & we will drive up. From the North, meet in Sudbury to drive down.

2025 Weekend Educational Registration When: September 12 to 14, 2025 Where: UNIFOR Family Education Centre, 115 Shipley Avenue, Port Elgin, Ontario What: A special weekend to learn, make connections, be inspired and have fun. The locati...

Single occupancy rooms have limited availability, so it is first come, first served. Register before spots run out by filling in the registration form and making a payment as soon as possible here: forms.gle/6VDEPnj2joVg...

Questions? Contact us at info@ontariohc.ca.

The Family Education Centre at Port Elgin is a beautiful facility: light and airy, filled with art and surrounded by the natural beauty of Port Elgin. There is a gym and a pub onsite. The facility is on the shore of Lake Huron and it is a 2-minute walk to the beach.

Your accommodation package includes a room w/outdoor patio, board, classes & delicious meals (supper on check-in day to lunch on check-out day). Choose double ($890/person) or single ($990/person) occupancy. If you want to room with another attendee, pls note when you register.

Choose one of the following classes (put your choice in when you register here: forms.gle/6VDEPnj2joVg...):