Stop the privatization of our public health care

Instead of expanding services in our public hospitals, the Ford government is giving hundreds of millions in public dollars to for-profit corporations to privatize health care.

As he announced his plan to privatize, Mr. Ford promised we would never have to pay for care with our credit card, only our OHIP card. But his government is letting private clinics get away with charging Ontarians for health care, which is illegal under our Protection of Public Medicare laws.

Raise the alarm to stop the Ford government's accelerating health care privatization

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Find out what you can do to help stop privatization.

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Thank you for joining us in protesting the privatization of our public health care.

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All the scary facts about the privatization of our health care system in Ontario.

"I wouldn’t have spoken out, if I hadn’t heard Premier Ford say these private clinics won’t charge you extra. It feels like it’s my public duty to say that’s not true."

Lois Cooper was referred to a for-profit clinic for eye surgery. Under the Canada Health Act, patients can’t be charged user fees for medically needed surgery. But by the time it was all done, Lois was charged close to $8,000.

Watch her story

Join the call to stop privatization NOW!

All across the country, the majority of Canadians oppose the privatization of our health care. The opposition is especially strong here in Ontario.

Why?

Because of people like you helping to spread the word. Together, we reached over a million Ontarians - sharing leaflets, reports and social media in 2023. More than 400,000 participated in our referendum to tell Doug Ford to stop the privatization of our health care.

We've accomplished a lot. Our efforts are making a difference, but we can't stop now.

Our goal is to reach two million Ontarians in the next two months with leaflets. That is one in seven people.

There are local health coalitions across Ontario that will coordinate the distribution of the leaflets. Where there is no local coalition, we are asking for a volunteer to have leaflets for people to pick up. Please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Distribution ideas include:

Leafletting at markets, fairs, events, street tables, parks, and the like
Leafletting in as many workplaces and community groups as possible
Distributing leaflets door-to-door

Leaflet Tracking

Update the map below to show where you have delivered leaflets.

Click here to get leaflets to distribute in your area.

How to show where you have distributed leaflets

STEP ONE
Zoom right in on the area you delivered leaflets. Zoom in so that you can see the street. You can do this using the + and - buttons on the bottom right side of the map.

STEP TWO
There are two options:
DOOR TO DOOR distribution
To draw a line, click "Highlight Street" button (located on the top right side of the map OR under the map). Click on the area that you want to begin your line. Then double click where you want the line to end and then complete the form.
OR
ADD A SPECIFIC ADDRESS for a market/fair/workplace/community event
Click on the "Add Leaflet Locations" button (located on the top right side of the map OR under the map) and type the address in the section labelled "Search for a Place" and then complete the form.

STEP THREE
When the form pops up, if you distributed leaflets at an event (such as a fair or market), select "Event", if you dropped leaflets off at a workplace, select "Workplace", and if you went door-to-door dropping off leaflets, select "Door to Door". Complete the rest of the form. Your name and email address will not be visible to the public.

STEP FOUR
Click "Save Location".

STEP FIVE
Repeat as needed. Your addition will be published immediately. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.if you have any issues.

Leaflets Distributed to date

This tracker total will be updated every morning.