Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
- Health-Care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are urging premiers to prioritize health care at the Council of the Federation in Ontario's cottage country this week.
- Concerns exist that post-pandemic health care issues, including staff shortages and long wait times, may be overlooked as premiers focus on trade and the economy.
- Dr. Margot Burnell, president of the Canadian Medical Association, emphasizes that healthy communities are essential to a healthy economy.
- The Canadian Nurses Association is advocating for harmonized licensing systems to improve interprovincial labor mobility.
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Health care advocates afraid of major cuts and privatization hold rally at Council of the Federation
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outside the Council of the Federation and the gathering of First Ministers, public health care advocates from across Canada will be joining a rally and car cavalcade. Attendees include Health Coalitions, patients,…

Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
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Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions urges premiers to protect patient safety - Huntsville Doppler
Linda Silas, President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), Canada’s largest nurses’ organization, presented a case for patient safety and safe working conditions to Canadian premiers in an early morning policy breakfast meeting. The presentation took place at the Grandview Golf Club as part of the Council of the Federation meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. Health care workforce experts joined …
Canadians Agree: Fixing Health Care Will Help Build A Stronger Country
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is heading to Muskoka this week to remind Canada’s leaders of the important role health care can play in building a stronger, more resilient nation. “There have been few greater nation-building projects in Canada’s history than health care,” says Dr. Margot Burnell, CMA president. “Health care is a pillar of the Canadian identity. In this crisis moment as federal, provincial and territorial leaders meet to …
As Canada's First Ministers meet in Ontario to discuss tariffs and trade, healthy organizations are trying to convey their own messages to ensure that Canada's fragile health system remains on the agenda.
Fixing Health Care Will Help Build A Stronger Canada: CMA Says As They Head To Muskoka
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is heading to Muskoka this week to remind Canada’s leaders of the important role health care can play in building a stronger, more resilient nation. “There have been few greater nation-building projects in Canada’s history than health care,” says Dr. Margot Burnell, CMA president. “Health care is a pillar of the Canadian identity. In this crisis moment as federal, provincial and territorial leaders meet to …
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