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December 2012
National Medicare Week: Canadians looking for federal leadership in health care Media Release, December 3, 2012
Canadian Health Coalition raises alarm over lack of federal leadership Radio Canada, December 3, 2012
November 2012
Saskatchewan’s Wall slams federal cuts to refugee health CBC News, November 22, 2012
October 2012
Survery: Most Canadians think private health insurance will drive up costs Radio Canada International, October 31, 2012
The knives are out for Medicare in Jeffrey Simpson’s new book The Hill Times, October 22, 2012
Health-care system fails frail Alberta seniors when they most need it Edmonton Journal, October 4, 2012
September 2012
Strong majority of Canadians oppose drug patent extension in Canada-EU trade deal: poll, Media Release, September 16, 2012
August 2012
B.C. government files for injunction against private medical clinics Global News, August 23, 2012
Poorest Canadians skipping drug care; Inequality between those who can afford medication and those who can’t is growing, CMA says Globe and Mail, August 13, 2012
July 2012
Premiers forge plan to save millions on drugs COF REPORT RELATED Globe and Mail, July 26
Protesters send message to premiers over healthcare CBC News, July 26, 2012
It’s time to protect, strengthen and extend public health care Toronto Star, July 25, 2012
Health care of top importance to Canadians CTV News, July 25, 2012
New poll finds health care as the overwhelming top priority among Canadians CBC News, July 25, 2012
Private hospital told doctors to delay work to boost profits The Independent, July 21, 2012
Dr. Brian Day’s private “Cambie” clinic accused of illegal extra-billing Toronto Star, July 19, 2012 RELATED MORE ON DAY
Private MRIs coming to NB; Health critic warns it will lead to queue-jumping and drain specialists from public system CBC News, July 18, 2012
Nobel laureate joins Toronto rabbi group in condemning refugee health cuts Globe and Mail, July 7, 2012
Conservative Attack on Refugee Health Care, Numerous Media (April-July 2012)
JUNE 2012
Pull together for public health care Toronto Star, June 30, 2012
MAY 2012
Canadians want “leadership” from feds to fix health care says new report commissioned by Harper government Postmedia News, May 22
Cuts to refugee health insurance dangerous, inhumane. Doctors say they want changes Media Coverage, May 7-11
APRIL 2012
Coalition Supports Senate’s Call for Federal Leadership on Health Care Media Release, April 24
Ottawa turning its back on health care, coalition says The Guardian, April 17
Wildrose isn’t hip when it comes to health care Calgary Herald, April 17
MARCH 2012
Senate study says health-care system needs help Postmedia News, March 28
FEBRUARY 2012
For-profit care hurts quality in long run Edmonton Journal, February 25
Québecers complain MDs charge cash for care; Patients fear losing doctors if they file complaint Ottawa Citizen , February 23
Quebec doctors cashing in on long wait lists: minister CBC News, February 20
JANUARY 2012
Health budget math doesn’t add up, Toronto Star, January 20
Will any government stand up for Medicare Toronto Star, January 18
Harper’s plan would kill medicare in Canada The Hill Times, January 16
Why medicare needs Ottawa; There’s more to leadership than writing cheques, Globe and Mail, January 16
Stephen Harper’s hands-off stance could signal end to national health-care system: Romanow, National Post, January 8
DECEMBER 2011
Feds walk away from health care reform Media Release, December 21
Privatization threatens public health care, Romanow warns Toronto Star, December 1
More coverage needed in Canada’s public health system, says Romanow Postmedia News, December 1
SEPTEMBER 2011
Editorial: Heed Paul Martin’s advice on fixing health care Globe and Mail, September 26
AUGUST 2011
Making patients pay won’t make healthcare system more affordable Hill Times, August 15
What the health care system can learn from McDonald’s Globe and Mail, August 13
APRIL 2011
Conservatives refuse to debate the number one issue of concern to Canadians Media Release, April 6
MARCH 2011
Politicians must be clear on ‘federal’ health issues Globe and Mail, March 31
Canadians don’t share Harper’s zest for fighter jets, debt reduction, poll shows Globe and Mail, March 22
This just in: more contempt from the Harper Government The Hill Times, March 21
FEBRUARY 2011
Harper starving health care, declares Shirley Douglas Toronto Star, February 25
Warning: Mulroney has another big idea for health care! The Hill Times, February 21
New York medical brokerage gains ground in Canada Post Media News, February 12
JANUARY 2011
Private clinic opens doors to auditors Globe and Mail, January 24
For-profit facilities leave seniors vulnerable Globe and Mail, January 24
Private clinics under investigation: Health board launches 11 probes Montreal Gazette, January 20
‘Concierge’ medical services under fire; Annual fee: $975 Montreal Gazette, January 19
Privatization is not a quick fix for the health system Toronto Star, January 8
Private clinic use worries Sask. public StarPhoenix, January 6
DECEMBER 2010
Feds walk away from health care reform Media Release, December 21
Health-care protest hits Alberta legislature CBC News, December 4
NOVEMBER 2010
Leaked document shows two-tier Alberta health plan Canadian Press, November 30
Want fast care? Slip an MD some cash Montreal Gazette, November 27
Social media play key role in defending medicare Toronto Star, November 18
Private health care is risky for all of us Globe and Mail, November 12
Medicare is a good system with lax management Toronto Star, November 12
Legal challenges may imperil medicare, public health care advocates say Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 11
What the Globe and Mail won’t tell you about Brian Day Medicare Watch, November 9
Medicare has a very good month Toronto Star, November 9
Is too much talk becoming toxic? Montrel Gazette, November 6
OCTOBER 2010
Health care myths debunked Winnipeg Free Press, October 27
Arbitrator restricts Regina health region’s contracting-out plans Media Release, September 29
SEPTEMBER 2010
Health care not a typical consumer product Montreal Gazette, September 25
Oh, the irony. Free marketers want taxpayers to bail out private health-care firm Calgary Herald, September 8
Alberta eyes ‘people first’ overhaul of health care Globe and Mail, September 17
AUGUST 2010
Health Minister’s no-show is a monumental snub for Medicare Globe and Mail, August 26
JULY 2010
Ignatieff defaults to the right Winnipeg Free Press, July 7
JUNE 2010
Leading economist shatters myth that public health care is ‘unsustainable’ Media Release, June 17
Public health care as sustainable as we want it to be Toronto Star, June 1
MAY 2010
Health Coalition co-ordinator calls for national public drug plan Charlottetown Guardian, May 14
Bankrupt beacon of privatized health-care Toronto Star, May 11
APRIL 2010
Reality check on health-care costs: Despite the rhetoric about unsustainability, privatization and user fees are not the answer Toronto Star, April 4
MARCH 2010
Liberals urged to overhaul Medicare due to rising costs Canadian Press, March 27
Canada Health Act Annual Report: Parliament kept in the dark. No accountability or transparency on health funding Media Release, March 25
Free market only inflates the cost of health care National Post, March 18
British health system has seen little benefit from market reforms, says think tank British Medical Journal, March 8
FEBRUARY 2010
Public versus profit; Alberta’s new health reform agenda has a distinctly Calgary flavour as private, for-profit clinics take hold Edmonton Journal, February 28
Public is urged to dump private companies from health system British Medical Journal, February 12
DECEMBER 2009
The Fraser Institute bangs its well-worn drum on health care Rabble.ca, December 1
NOVEMBER 2009
Harper should honour National Medicare Week by acting on private clinics, initiating Pharmacare Media Release, November 17
New Poll: 90% of Canadians Support Public Health Care Nanos Research, November 4
Private clinics accused of H1N1 queue jumping CTV News, November 3
Private-clinic patients jump the line for flu shot The Globe and Mail, November 2
OCTOBER 2009
Health Coalition warns Sask. gov’t: Paying for private-surgical clinics could jeopardize wait times progress Media Release, October 30
Mary Walsh to Headline CHC’s 30th Anniversary Gala Canadian Health Coalition , October 26
Friends of Medicare calls upon Health Ministers to make extra-billing and user charges public Media Release, October 1
SEPTEMBER 2009
Canada outranks United States in healthcare report card Reuters, September 28
Alberta health care protesters want answers from Stelmach Edmonton Journal, September 25
Canadian Health Care, Even With Queues, Bests U.S. Bloomberg News, September 18
An inconvenient truth for the GOP: Canada’s system is better The Globe and Mail, September 14
Supreme Court Showdown for Private Clinics The Tyee, September 7, 2009
AUGUST 2009
Why I’d rather be sick here than in U.S. Toronto Star, August 20
Introduce competition to boost health care, MDs say The Globe and Mail, August 20
Editorial: Doctoring Medicare Toronto Star, August 16
Canadians back ‘public solutions’ to improve care, poll finds The Globe and Mail, August 12
Health bogeymen cloud the issue Cape Breton Post, August 12
Public health care scores big in poll as MDs study privatization Toronto Star, August 12
Profit takes precedence over reform Toronto Star, August 11
A Canadian doctor diagnoses U.S. healthcare L.A. Times, August 3
JULY 2009
U.S. debate reminds us our medicare is worth it The Globe and Mail, July 30
Real Canadians stick up for universal health care Huffington Post, July 29
N.B. Health Coalition pleased with Shawn Graham’s decision to stop private diagnostic clinics News Release, July 21
New Brunswick puts brakes on private clinics Telegraph-Journal, July 21
Private health care slips under radar The Globe and Mail, July 16
Canada’s Medicare Gets Black Eye in U.S. Health Care Fight The Epoch Times, July 14
A relaity check on a reality check Ottawa Citizen, July 12, 2009
(video) Bill Moyers interview with Wendell Potter, former health insurance industry-insider PBS.org, July 10
JUNE 2009
Public health care saves lives The Observer, June 25
Debunking Canadian health care myths Denver Post, June 7
Public health care worth saving Toronto Star, June 5
Speaker outlines merits of Medicare Charlottetown Guardian, June 2
MAY 2009
A good-news story about cancer Ottawa Citizen, May 17
Health care is good for the economy National Post, May 14, 2009
U.S. health care lies about Canada Financial Post, May 13
Canadian doctor stars in U.S. TV ads touting private health care May 7-12
Canadian Health Coalition Open Letter to U.S. President Barack Obama Medicare.ca, May 7
Privatizing health care can be pricey Daily Gleaner, May 6
APRIL 2009
Next stop for New Brunswick: privatized health care Telegraph Journal, April 29
At this private clinic, even a dead man had to wait April-May
Murphy still committed to health care ‘competition’ Times & Transcript, April 22
Don’t listen to the myth of a European model for health care The Hill Times, April 20
Can’t wait for CMA head to leave Toronto Star, April 18
Medicare advocates target top doctor Toronto Star, April 16
Coalition slams Murphy for private delivery musings CBC News, April 16
Coalition fights private health care Times & Transcript, April 16
For-profit won’t heal health care Toronto Star, April 16
Brian Day’s “Unlawful Billing Practices” Canwest News, April 15
No time to give up on health principles Letter to the Editor National Post, April 10
There’s a fly in the ointment of Ouellet’s health-care cure Medical Post, April 7
The Canadian Media’s Push for Privatized Medicine Fifth Estate, April 1
MARCH 2009
Public being misled by marketing of medical scans Download Report CCPA, March 30
More MRI cash helping rich more than poor: study The Globe and Mail, March 3
FEBRUARY 2009
P3 bailouts expose health-care hypocrisy The Globe and Mail, February 12
Stephen Harper’s federal budget bad for your health Straight Goods, February 12
CMA pushes Europe-style health care National Post, February 10
The Hip Bone’s Connected to the Wallet Ottawa Citizen, February 8
In this P3, taxpayers are the ones who paid The Globe and Mail, February 5
JANUARY 2009
Cataractes: deux fois moins cher dans le public English Le Devoir, January 30
OLDER NEWS (2008)
Canada Health Act breaches ignored, groups charge CMAJ, November 18
B.C. Gov’t told officials to not enforce health laws BCNU, November 13
Explosion of private clinics raising red flags Toronto Star, October 6
