'It’s not even a debate about what’s in the best interest of the public,' says local spokesperson for Ontario Health Coalition, which organized citizen-run 'referendum'
The local and provincial results from the Ontario Health Coalition’s citizen-run referendum on healthcare privatization were announced on Tuesday during a gathering in front of MPP Ross Romano’s office.
The question on the ballot was: "Do you want our public hospital services to be privatized to for-profit hospitals and clinics?"Across Ontario, 6,424 out of 382,647 voters wished to see hospital services privatized to for-profit clinics, or 1.67 per cent of the poll, according to the OHA. “We have hospital emergency rooms closing, and they’re not putting enough funding forward to getting staffing levels up to where they need to be.”
Also in attendance at Tuesday’s gathering included Sault District Labour Council vice-president Neal Moss, who fears that the healthcare system in Ontario and parts of Canada are on track to mirroring our neighbours to the south.
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