Author: jaycanuck74
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Health coalition vows to fight any privatization efforts by Ford government
Major hospitals now spending millions more per year on nurses from private agencies A coalition of health experts is vowing Tuesday to defend Ontario’s public health care system from further privatization, days after the provincial government confirmed “all options are on the table” to address an ongoing health-care staff shortage. The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), which represents…
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Would more privatization in Canadian health care solve the current crisis?
The current staffing crisis in health care has reignited debate over privatization of the Canadian system — and while more needs to be done to take the pressure off hospitals, critics say more private care is not a “simple solution.” This week, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones revealed a plan to help stabilize the province’s health-care system that included increasing the number of publicly funded…