[Craic] Fwd: There is an alternative to for-profit health care: CCPA Ontario

[Allan Baker]

Friends;
Don’t be mis-led by the latest distraction by  Doug Ford.

Wait times are NOT the reason behind his latest SNAFU (Situation Normal, All Forded Up).

As one Toronto Star letter writer (not me) said, "Gee, Premier Doug Ford, the for-profit approach worked so well for long-term care facilities that I can’t imagine it would be a problem for surgeries.” 😊

Stay hopeful;
Allan

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Randy Robinson <rrobinson at policyalternatives.ca>
> Subject: There is an alternative to for-profit health care: CCPA Ontario
> Date: January 19, 2023 at 2:59:45 PM EST
> To: Allan <allan.baker7878 at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Randy Robinson <rrobinson at policyalternatives.ca>
> 
> Dear Allan, 
> 
> This week was a turning point in the history of public health care in Ontario—and not in a good way. On Monday, the Ford government announced a major expansion of for-profit health care in the province.
>  
> The post-pandemic backlog for medical procedures is huge, and Premier Ford is right when he says “the status quo is not working.” But he’s wrong to suggest that redirecting public health care dollars to the profits of private companies is the answer.
>  
> There is an alternative: We could adequately fund the public system.
>  
> In research published this week <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=cae8db9f6f&e=19c959fdfd>, CCPA Ontario senior economist Sheila Block points out that Ontario ranks dead last among the provinces when it comes to funding health care. Based on 2021-22 data, Queen’s Park would have to spend an extra $591 a year, per person, just to reach the average of the other provinces. Funding health care in Ontario the way other provinces do would put more than $7 billion into the system, Sheila calculates. That’s a lot of operations and a lot of diagnostic procedures.
>  
> Sadly, public spending in Ontario has lagged behind other provinces for more than a decade, and not only in health care. As Sheila points out, Queen’s Park simply isn’t making the “fiscal effort” that’s needed to keep our public services in good health.
>  
> Instead, with its latest announcement, the Ford government is taking steps to boost corporate profits at a time when those profits are already at or near record levels <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=c866967ca6&e=19c959fdfd>. What the facts tell us is that Ontario needs to move money out of profits and in to services for people.
>  
> At CCPA Ontario, we’ll keep pushing those facts into the public debate around the future of health care. Thank you for your ongoing support!
>  
> Take care,
> 
> 
> Randy Robinson
> Ontario Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
> 
> Donate now to support CCPA Ontario!
>  <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=fd4f47cf9c&e=19c959fdfd>
>  <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=0893074b73&e=19c959fdfd>
>  <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=6da7e5bf2a&e=19c959fdfd>
>  <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=85c509f9f2&e=19c959fdfd>
>  <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=be0a1d0324&e=19c959fdfd>
> Copyright © 2023 CCPA-Ontario, All rights reserved. 
> You are receiving this email as a supporter of the CCPA Ontario office. 
> 
> Our mailing address is: 
> CCPA-Ontario
> Centre for Social Innovation (Annex), 720 Bathurst St
> Room 307
> Toronto, On M5S 2R4
> Canada
> 
> Add us to your address book <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/vcard?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=e98e32d53b>
> 
> Want to change how you receive these emails?
> You can update your preferences <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=e98e32d53b&e=19c959fdfd&c=45458a2bd5> or unsubscribe from this list <https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=e98e32d53b&e=19c959fdfd&c=45458a2bd5>. 
> 
> 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.integralshift.ca/pipermail/craic-integralshift.ca/attachments/20230120/f781177b/attachment-0001.htm>