Health Accord Shadow Summit and Mass Rally

Greetings Sisters and Brothers,

 

Imagine having to pay thousands of dollars for a broken arm, this is the reality for our neighbours to the south. Canadians value our healthcare system, which allows universal access to quality care without having to go bankrupt.

 

Quality healthcare shouldn’t have to depend on how much you make, and the encroaching two-tier system of private healthcare in Canada is leading to this unjust system.

 

We need to make sure that our healthcare system remains public and is funded properly. In 2014, the 10 year health accord, which guaranteed funding from the Canadian government to the Provinces, will expire.

 

This summer on Niagara-on-the-Lake, all provincial and territorial premiers from across Canada will get together for the last “Council of the Federation” meeting before the Accord ends.

 

The Ontario Federation of Labour, along with the Canadian and Ontario Health Coalitions, the Council of Canadians, seniors’ and patient advocacy groups, unions and community groups are organizing a Shadow Summit and Mass Rally at the Council of the Federation meeting on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25, 2013.

 

We need to pressure the federal government to return to the table and negotiate a renewed Health Accord to ensure that we can continue to receive quality universal healthcare.

 

Please join us in protecting one of the most cherished and valued protections we have, our healthcare system.

 

In Solidarity,

 

Sharon DeSousa,
PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President - Ontario