Help Protect Public Health Care: Join a Community Meeting
Join community members, health professionals, patients and local organizations to help defend public health care and organize against privatization.
These meetings will discuss concerns about private fees, access to care and hospital funding, and identify ways to take collective action. Everyone who cares about public health care is welcome.
Ottawa: Help organize the On-To-Ottawa Trek
Attend an organizing meeting on Wednesday, October 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jim Robillard Union Center, 1505 Carling Avenue. Help mobilize friends, coworkers, unions and community organizations for the planned On-To-Ottawa Trek.
Community meeting schedule
Community |
Date and time |
Location |
Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste. Marie | Tue, Nov. 3 – 7 p.m. | Moose Lodge, 543 Trunk Road | Register on Zoom |
| Grey Bruce / Owen Sound | Wed, Nov. 4 – 7 p.m. | Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Avenue East, Owen Sound | Register on Zoom |
| Mississauga | Thu, Nov. 5 – time TBC | LC Taylor Auditorium, Mississauga Valley Community Centre, 1275 Mississauga Valley Boulevard | Register on Eventbrite |
| St. Catharines | Thu, Nov. 5 – 6:30 p.m. | Ruby Carroll Hall, Trillium Church, 415 Linwell Road | Register on Zoom |
| Welland | Tue, Nov. 10 – 6:30 p.m. | LIV Community Room, Welland Arena, 501 King Street | Register on Zoom |
| London | Tue, Nov. 10 – 7 p.m. | Landon Branch, London Public Library, 167 Wortley Road | Register on Zoom |
| Waterloo | Wed, Nov. 11 – 6:30 p.m. | Waterloo Public Library, 35 Albert Street | Register on Zoom |
| Grimsby | Fri, Nov. 13 – 6:30 p.m. | Multi-purpose Community Room, Major Refrigeration Peach King Centre, 162 Livingston Avenue | Register on Zoom |
Why these meetings matter
Public health care should provide access based on medical need, not ability to pay.
Organizers are raising concerns about Alberta’s Bill 11 and the expansion of private, fee-based care in Ontario and Quebec. They warn that these changes could increase patients’ costs, draw health professionals away from public services and deepen inequalities in access to care.
Together, we are calling for stronger public health care funding, an end to privatization and federal enforcement of the Canada Health Act.
Attend a meeting, invite others and share this information with your community.
