BREAKING: A new report by Ontario's Financial Accountability Office has found the Ontario government is underspending on healthcare by $21.3 billion.
They're underfunding our public healthcare system so they can implement private for-profit healthcare.
Don't let them fool you.
To have a chance of minimizing further irreparable damage, we have to choose: either we safeguard living conditions for all future generations, or we let a few very fortunate people maintain their constant, destructive search to maximize immediate profits.
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Today I am calling for an Emergency Debate in Parliament.
Conservatives govts are planning US-style privatization.
Justin Trudeau is on board with them.
I want to strengthen, protect and expand our public health care system.
I'm fighting back - for you and your loved ones.
How to privatize public healthcare:
Step 1: Underfund the public system.
Step 2: Make people frustrated with the public system.
Step 3: Introduce private for-profit options so people have no other choice.
This is what’s happening right now in Ontario.
It must be stopped.
Thx to @globeandmail for the opportunity to make this case.
Ontario hospitals and NFP community surgery centres have plenty of capacity to increase surgery if they’re funded to do so.
Ontario does not need more for-profit surgery https://t.co/iWFR46KHe9
LOBLAWS: is funding "Maple" a virtual-care that charges $69.00 for a Doctor's visit !! #CanadaHealthAct be damned. Not only are they #PandemicProfiteers, gouging us with food prices - now they're doing the same with healthcare
Ford lied – again – to the people of Ontario, saying he wouldn’t privatize our public health care.
Private, for-profit surgery clinics will mean the number one priority won’t be you and your family’s care – it will be some corporation’s bottom line.
#onpoli
This is a straight violation of the Canada Health Act. Extra billing, line-jumping, preferential medical access to private, for-profit care for the wealthy is diametrically opposed to the principles of public universal healthcare. 1/2
For-profit health care is never the answer.
Doctors and nurses know this.
Will the Prime Minister stand up for public health care?
Or let Doug Ford cannibalize the system and give taxpayers’ money to profiteers?
The Ford government slashes hospital budgets as it funds for-profit surgical centres. User fees, higher costs, increased death rates & loss of hospital staff won’t impede Mr. Ford’s commitment to monetize surgeries. Fierce resistance from hospital staff & Ontarians will be needed
Welcome to Toronto, we don't have swimming lessons, reliable transit, public toilets, not-gross garbage cans, remotely affordable housing or adequate sewer capacity
Which is why we will spend $50m more on our budget's biggest line item, which addresses none of those problems
Two city councillors are demanding a public inquiry into years-delayed and overbudget Eglinton Crosstown construction, while the mayor and provincial transportation minister are urging Torontonians to continue being patient.
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Proud to be taking a stand with many of my colleagues on Bill 39. We are asking Premier Ford and Minister Clark to allow us to continue to govern on a majority rule basis which is foundational to democracy. #democracymatters#protectthefuture#TOPoli