What does Budget 2025 mean for the future of public health care? Join the Canadian Health Coalition on Monday, November 10 at 12:00 PM ET for a discussion on how the new federal budget impacts hospitals, health care workers, and pharmacare. Register below ⬇️

Budget 2025 demonstrates a weak commitment to expanding and improving public health care and little vision to end the crisis facing millions of Canadians who can't access the care they need. Here are 4 things you need to know:

Le budget 2025 témoigne d'un faible engagement envers les soins de santé publics et d'un manque de vision pour mettre fin à la crise à laquelle sont confrontés des millions de Canadiens qui n'ont pas accès aux soins dont ils ont besoin. 4 faits saillants du budget dont vous devez être au courant :

Today, @policyalternatives.ca released its Alternative Federal Budget, showing that cuts to public services are avoidable. We were honoured to contribute to the Health Care chapter, which lays out a bold plan to strengthen patient care, reverse privatization, and address staffing shortages.

L’assurance médicaments ne sera complète que lorsqu’elle couvrira l’ensemble de la population. Envoyez votre lettre dès aujourd’hui et contribuez à garantir à chacun l’accès aux médicaments auxquels il a droit. 👉 accespourtous.ca

Pharmacare isn’t complete until it covers all of us. Use the link below to send a letter to PM Carney and help ensure everyone has access to the medications they deserve. 👉 everyonedeservesaccess.ca

N'oublions jamais notre devoir de mémoire et de reconnaissance des peuples indigènes ènes du Québec en cette Journée de vérité et réconciliation.

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, we honour Survivors and the children who never came home, and we reflect on the lasting impacts of the residential school system. @cfnu.bsky.social has shared an important message on walking the path of reconciliation together.

Only one month to go! On Oct 23, 2025, the Canadian Health Coalition and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law Policy and Ethics are hosting a Research Roundtable on Canada’s Health Care Profitization Problem. Tickets are still available but going quick! Register now ⬇️

Hier, notre analyste @olisurp.bsky.social représentait la @cssante.bsky.social lors d'une conférence de presse de la @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social afin de presser Ottawa de s'entendre avec Québec et financer l'élargissement de l'ass.méd. Québec doit accepter cet argent pour élargir la couverture.

New Brunswickers lobby for pharmacare as government reveals private health insurance interference:

Les Néo-Brunswickois font pression pour l’assurance médicaments alors que le gouvernement révèle une ingérence dans l’assurance maladie privée:

Looking forward to the @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social Research Roundtable on the ways that Canada's health care system is being exploited for profit, while much of it remains unaffordable. October 23 at the University of Ottawa #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #pharmacare

✈️💊Kicking off the action: FOM, @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social & friends headed to the YEG Airport to welcome arriving members of the Liberal Caucus & tell them to Keep their Pharmacare Promises! 📢Let's keep up the pressure—Don't miss our rally TOMORROW: friendsofmedicare.org/rally_for_pharmacare

👀Liberal MPs arriving in Edmonton this week were greeted by a couple of BIG messages from FOM & @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social: Keep your Pharmacare Promise & Alberta Needs Pharmacare NOW! 💊📢Help us amplify our message—Don't miss our YEG rally TOMORROW: www.friendsofmedicare.org/rally_for_ph...

Health coalitions call on federal Liberals to keep their pharmacare promise:

Les coalitions de la santé appellent les libéraux fédéraux à tenir leur promesse en matière d’assurance médicaments:

Registration is now open for the Mental Health Law Conference (Oct 2–3), hosted by the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics! Join leading experts and advocates for two days of important discussions on mental health law and policy.

Is your province waiting for a pharmacare deal? Millions of Canadians are being left out of free contraception and diabetes treatments because Ottawa hasn’t moved forward on agreements with most provinces and territories. See where your province stands in our latest update:

Votre province attend-elle un accord sur l’assurance médicaments ? Des millions de Canadiens pourraient bénéficier de contraceptifs et de traitements contre le diabète si seulement le gouvernement fédéral négociait des accords de financement avec les provinces et les territoires.

“Medicare saved my daughter. Pharmacare will keep her alive,” says father. What is your pharmacare story? ⬇️ www.healthcoalition.ca/medicare-sav...

« L’assurance-maladie a sauvé la vie de ma fille. L’assurance médicaments la maintiendra en vie », selon un père Néo- Brunswickois Racontez-nous votre expérience avec l’assurance médicaments ⬇️ www.healthcoalition.ca/fr/lassuranc...

Statistics Canada says one in five Canadians cannot afford to fill their prescriptions. Use our letter-writing tool to send a message to the new Liberal government calling on them to make good on their promise to bring in universal pharmacare:

Envoyez une lettre au PM, la ministre de la santé Marjorie Michel et votre député leur disant de faire suite à leur promesse de maintenir et élargir l'assurance-médicaments:

A new study from the University of Windsor shows that proper nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and improve care. CUPE Ontario shared the findings this week 👇

Le programme de l’assurance médicament est menacé. Agissez dès maintenant pour le protéger. Envoyer le message: win.newmode.net/canadianheal...

Prime Minister Carney’s government promised national pharmacare. But Health Minister Michel’s recent comments seem to suggest they’ve cut the funding urgently needed to complete new agreements. Send a message to both leaders now and demand they follow through: win.newmode.net/canadianheal...

Canadian Health Coalition staff and board members were in Huntsville this week to make sure our voices were heard at the Council of the Federation meeting. We spoke directly with several premiers to push for expanded pharmacare and remind them what's at stake for millions of Canadians.

Health care advocates gather to defend Medicare in the lead up to the meeting of the Premiers at the Council of the Federation in Huntsville. We’ll be making our voices heard!!

New from @policyalternatives.ca: Four out of five Canadians don't have access to the new federal pharmacare program yet—and provinces are dragging their feet in negotiations for agreements. By Steven Staples @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Provinces and territories that have not joined the new national universal pharmacare program are missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in potential federal funding for cash-strapped public health care services. @policyalternatives.ca @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social 1/6

Governments across Canada claiming to prioritize the economy while dismantling public health care have lost their moral compass. See our joint statement in the lead-up to the meeting of the Premiers and Prime Minister next week. #cdnpoli #CounciloftheFederation

@onthealthcoalition.bsky.social a porté plainte au nom de 50 citoyens de l'Ontario qui voulaient se faire opérer pour des cataractes, et qui se sont fait surfacturer et ont fait face à d'autres formes de pression: www.healthcoalition.ca/fr/il-est-te...

@onthealthcoalition.bsky.social has filed 50 complaints on behalf of patients charged for cataract surgery at private clinics, despite Premier Ford’s promise it would be fully covered. If you're being wrongly charged or upsold, it’s important to know how to report it. Details here:

Did you know the Canadian Health Coalition has a YouTube channel? Watch past webinars on public health care in Canada, featuring expert voices and timely conversations. Watch and subscribe: www.youtube.com/@HealthCoali...

Webinar: What’s the latest on enforcement and administration of the Canada Health Act? Join Health Canada’s Jennifer Goodyer and Lee Whitman for a conversation with Canadian Health Coalition’s Anne Lagacé Dowson about the annual report on Wednesday, June 25 at 1:00 PM ET.

Webinaire : Les dernières nouvelles sur les dépenses et l’administration de la Loi canadienne de la santé. Joignez-vous à Jennifer Goodyer et Lee Whitman de Santé Canada pour une conversation avec Anne Lagacé Dowson au sujet du plus recent rapport annuel, le mercredi 25 juin à 13 h HE.

Here is the link to the newest Canada Health Act Annual Report, which tells Canadians who is doing what with federal health care money: www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

Pour ceux et celles qui s'intéressent à la santé publique et au financement du fédéral, voici le dernier rapport sur les dépenses et ce qu'en font les provinces et territoires, soumis à la Chambre vendredi: canada.ca/fr/sante-can...

Were you billed for a service covered by OHIP? You might be eligible for a refund. Cataract surgeries and diagnostic imaging are among the services some Ontarians have wrongly paid for. Learn more: www.insidehalton.com/news/ontario...

Our 2024/2025 report of activities and campaigns is now live. See how we fought privatization, marked Medicare milestones, and what comes next: www.healthcoalition.ca/canadian-hea...

Notre rapport sur les activités et les campagnes 2024/2025 est désormais en ligne. Découvrez comment nous avons combattu la privatisation, marqué les étapes de l'assurance-maladie et ce qui nous attend: www.healthcoalition.ca/fr/rapport-d...

Trump’s trade war could have real consequences for Canadian health care. From rising drug prices to privatization, experts are warning what’s at stake in new Canada-U.S. talks.

Privatization is putting public health care at risk. Join Dr. Bernard Ho from @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social and @alonghurst.bsky.social on June 18 at 12 PM EST for a vital webinar on what’s happening and how we fight back. Register below ⬇️ www.healthcoalition.ca/webinar-priv...

We are sounding the alarm on the growing influence of private equity investment in Canada's health care system. Read our position statement below: www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/canadian_doc...

Report published by Parkland Institute reveals higher costs, lower results from private surgical contracts in Alberta. @alonghurst.bsky.social

Marjorie Michel, MP for Papineau is Canada’s new Minister of Health. Here is our profile of the new minister, whom we look forward to working with to protect and strengthen universal public health care. #cdnpoli www.healthcoalition.ca/meet-your-ne...

Canadians take pride in universal health care, but to make it truly accessible, we must invest in the full range of care including mental health and substance use services. @candrugpolicy.bsky.social

Tomorrow, the new Health Minister will be announced. The Canadian Health Coalition is calling for a leader who is ready to face the tough challenges ahead in our health care system. It's going to take real action: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/12/n...

Congrats, P.E.I.! 🎉 The pharmacare rollout is a big win for health care access, but the work continues! www.saltwire.com/prince-edwar...