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Canadian Health Coalition – We support public health care

WEBThe Canadian Health Coalition advocates for the preservation and improvement of universal public health care across Canada. Tommy Douglas wrote “Unless there is a …

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What are the 5 principles of the Canada Health Act

WEBForty years ago, on April 17, 1984, the Canada Health Act was passed unanimously into law, guaranteeing every Canadian access to health care, regardless of income.. The …

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Health and Hope Lobby 2023: What we heard and what’s next

WEBMore than 100 health care workers and public health care advocates lobbied 60 parliamentarians as part of the Canadian Health Coalition’s 2023 Health and …

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Provinces reject federal government’s offer of more health care …

WEBIn a surprise move, the federal Health Minister arrived in Vancouver with an answer for Minister Dix. “The Canadian government is ready to increase healthcare …

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Improve the public system instead of privatization

WEBIn England, the Department of Health acknowledged that procedures purchased from private surgical centres cost, on average, 11.2 per cent more than the …

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Ford government encouraged to permanently fund health care for …

WEBDoctors, health care professionals and advocates are asking Ontario Premier Doug Ford to make temporary health care access for the uninsured in the province …

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Rally for public health care at Trudeau-Premiers

WEBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Premiers will be discussing health care on February 7 in Ottawa. Join us outside that meeting to send a loud message to …

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CHC » 7 ways to make our public system better

WEB7 ways to make our public system better. Together we can make a difference. Help spread the words by sharing these priorities to improve our public health care system. Recruit …

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Health Coalition plans strategy to defend and expand Medicare

WEBThe coalition’s successful Health and Hope 2025 campaign was launched in 2022 to champion the health care commitments in the Liberal-NDP agreement, …

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Put aside politicking and get down to productive

WEBIt is absolutely critical that we put aside politicking and get down to productive discussions around concrete solutions to the health-care staffing crisis,” said …

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Monique Bégin, visionary feminist and defender of health care …

WEBThe Canada Health Act, passed in 1984, sets out the primary objective of Canadian health care policy, which is “to protect, promote and restore the physical and …

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Colleen Fuller on the Canada Health Act principle of universality

WEBColleen Fuller, health policy researcher and writer, joined the Canadian Health Coalition’s Anne Lagacé Dowson to discuss the principle of universality in the …

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CHC » What we do

WEBThe Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) is a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of public health care in Canada. Our membership is …

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CHC » History of Canada’s Public Health Care

WEBHistory of Canada’s Public Health Care. 1947. The Saskatchewan Government, led by leader Tommy Douglas, introduces the first provincial hospital insurance program In …

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BC premier questions health care privatization

WEBBC premier skeptical of private health care. “There’s a huge amount of interest in the private sector in getting into health care…. They see opportunities to …

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Moments in health care history: How Tommy Douglas did it

WEBTommy Douglas was premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961, representing the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), forerunner of the NDP. He was …

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Call for presentations: The Canada Health Act at 40

WEBThe Canadian Health Coalition and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics invite researchers to submit proposals for 10-minute …

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Public backs striking health care workers in Québec

WEBThe Québec public supports nurses and other health care workers, who are hitting the bricks for the second time on November 23 and 24. According to the FIQ, the …

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#profitdoesntcare: Rally for public health care on Parliament Hill

WEBOrganized by the Canadian Health Coalition. The following unions/organizations have endorsed the rally: BC Health Coalition, Canadian …

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Citizens for Public Justice joins the Canadian Health Coalition

WEBThe Canadian Health Coalition is excited to announce that Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) has joined us. CPJ has been around for 60 years and is a national …

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