Health Care Cuts

• Premiers reiterate demand for $28 billion increase in health transfers from Ottawa

  Canada's premiers are reiterating their unanimous demand for the federal government to hike the transfer by $28 billion this year, and by five per cent more each year thereafter.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2021
  
• Hundreds protest Ontario health-care funding in downtown Toronto

  Hundreds of people ranging from health professionals to patients gathered in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square on Saturday to protest the Ontario government's approach to health care.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2019
  
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• Most City of Kawartha Lakes patients concerned about health care funding cuts: survey

  The survey was conducted by the City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2019
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• 10 former health ministers urge Ontario government to reverse ‘drastic’ cuts

  Ten former Ontario health ministers representing three political parties are urging the provincial government to reverse its 'drastic' cuts to public-health funding.

  Politics

  May 23, 2019
• UFCW preparing for health care job cuts at St. Boniface Hospital

  The next wave of health care changes could impact staff at St. Boniface Hospital.

  Aug 10, 2017
• ‘Quicker access, better survivability:’ EMS reminding rural Manitobans about importance of AEDs

  With cuts coming to rural Manitoba's Emergency Medical Service stations, emergency responders are urging the importance of a tool that could save a life.

  Fire

  Jul 9, 2017
• Brantford General Hospital operating above safe capacity: Ontario NDP

  According to internal government documents obtained by the provincial NDP, Brantford General Hospital has been operating its acute care beds at up to 136 per cent capacity for 23 consecutive months.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2017
• Fact check: Is Ottawa cutting $60B in health funding?

  Ever since former federal Conservative finance minister Jim Flaherty announced to his shocked provincial counterparts in 2011 that Ottawa would be unilaterally imposing a new formula for the Canada Health Transfer in 2017, there have been cries about looming federal "cuts" to health funding.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2016