US EditionAdvocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
- Health-Care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are urging premiers to prioritize health care at the Council of the Federation in Ontario's cottage country this week.
- Concerns exist that post-pandemic health care issues, including staff shortages and long wait times, may be overlooked as premiers focus on trade and the economy.
- Dr. Margot Burnell, president of the Canadian Medical Association, emphasizes that healthy communities are essential to a healthy economy.
- The Canadian Nurses Association is advocating for harmonized licensing systems to improve interprovincial labor mobility.
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Health care advocates afraid of major cuts and privatization hold rally at Council of the Federation
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outside the Council of the Federation and the gathering of First Ministers, public health care advocates from across Canada will be joining a rally and car cavalcade. Attendees include Health Coalitions, patients,…
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Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
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As Canada's First Ministers meet in Ontario to discuss tariffs and trade, healthy organizations are trying to convey their own messages to ensure that Canada's fragile health system remains on the agenda.
Fixing Health Care Will Help Build A Stronger Canada: CMA Says As They Head To Muskoka
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is heading to Muskoka this week to remind Canada’s leaders of the important role health care can play in building a stronger, more resilient nation. “There have been few greater nation-building projects in Canada’s history than health care,” says Dr. Margot Burnell, CMA president. “Health care is a pillar of the Canadian identity. In this crisis moment as federal, provincial and territorial leaders meet to …
Province provides funding for more doctors across region
The provincial government announced an investment of $812,600 this year to connect up to 2,750 people to primary care in Brantford-Brant-Norfolk on Thursday, July 17, 2025. This investment is part of the government’s Primary Care Action Plan that will help connect 300,000 people to primary care this year. The Grand River Community Health Centre is planning to attach people within the identified N0E area by expanding existing clinical teams that …
Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario – 105.9 The Region
OTTAWA — Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario’s cottage country this week, trying to ensure health care remains a top priority for premiers. The post-pandemic crisis in health care has taken centre stage at the Council of the Federation in recent years as premiers have pushed Ottawa for more funding. This year, there’s a concern that staff shortages and long wait times will take a back seat …
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