<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi, all,</div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">I am in a 4 bed room here in a chronic care hospital here in Hamilton with 2 of my patient roommates who are ODSP recipients. We have grumbled about the bureaucracy and the difficulties of living on nothing together but this does not affect the care any of us received either at the Hamilton General or here at St. Peter's. This is only opening the door to a two-tiered medical system where the type and quality of care will be determined by the size of your bank account - those who will suffer most will be those most unable to afford the same care that anybody else does.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">But I'm preaching to the choir. I am not a fan of signing Leadnow petitions, as I wonder how much the Ontario government in particular pay attention to them. (I joined leadnow in its early days when the focus was on something to push us past -first-past-the-post elections.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I started this to suggest that if you are seriously concerned about this and have the time and energy, please send an email to your MPP, especially if you have the misfortune to be represented by a Conservative. (As am I here in Hamilton since the last election.)</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Peace, Pat</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><i>Patricia Smiley<br></i></div><div><i>email: <a href="mailto:smileypatricia76@gmail.com" target="_blank">smileypatricia76@gmail.com</a><br></i></div><i>mobile: 647-517-1599<br></i></div><i> <br></i></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 9:31 PM pierrette via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I just signed the petition: Don’t privatize Ontario’s surgeries.
Protect public health care.<br>
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<div>On 2023-01-17 4:26 p.m., Tina Neves via
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<div dir="ltr">Signed. I agree...</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 2:04
PM Paul M via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" target="_blank">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>>
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<div dir="auto">I just signed this petition as I am worried
that no matter how many promises are made that the private
treatments will be covered by OHIP, I believe down the road
more and more won’t be covered by OHIP. We already have a
bit of a 2 tiered health system- those willing to pay out of
pocket can get treatment faster. We can’t let private health
care sneak in through Ford’s back door and slowly become the
norm. Anyway, I would love to hear the thoughts on this from
members of the Sunday community who are closely involved in
health care.</div>
<div dir="auto">Blessings </div>
<div dir="auto">Paul </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear Friends,<br>
<br>
I just signed the petition: Don’t privatize Ontario’s
surgeries. Protect public health care.<br>
<br>
It would mean a lot to me if you took a moment to add
your name because:<br>
<br>
Ford just announced he's directing public money toward
private surgery clinics. This means that a number of
OHIP-funded procedures will be moved out of public
hospitals into for-profit facilities. [1]<br>
<br>
Ford's actions are only worsening the healthcare crisis.
He ignored health care workers, capped public servants'
wages, failed to implement paid sick days, and started
privatizing more services — with devastating
consequences. [2-4] He's underspent on healthcare by a
whopping $900 million and today's announcement will only
divert more resources away from an already underfunded
healthcare system in crisis. [5,6]<br>
<br>
Doctors and major healthcare unions are ringing the
alarm bells about the adverse effects this move will
have on our public healthcare system — warning us all
that this will hurt access to health care and the
services we receive. [7,8]<br>
<br>
If we can tap into the outrage and get loud and
organized right now against Ford's dangerous move
towards privatizing health care, it could force him to
backtrack. Add your name demanding that the Ford
government doesn't direct public money to private
surgery clinics.<br>
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Sources:<br>
[1] <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-jones-health-surgeries-private-clinics-1.6715117" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-jones-health-surgeries-private-clinics-1.6715117</a><br><br>
[2] <a href="https://cupe.ca/decision-overturn-bill-124-affirms-ontario-workers-rights-are-human-rights" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cupe.ca/decision-overturn-bill-124-affirms-ontario-workers-rights-are-human-rights</a><br><br>
[3] <a href="https://tod.ontariondp.ca/news/ford-conservatives-have-voted-no-paid-sick-days-25-times-2021" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tod.ontariondp.ca/news/ford-conservatives-have-voted-no-paid-sick-days-25-times-2021</a><br><br>
[4] <a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/05/23/remember-why-our-seniors-died-in-long-term-care-homes.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/05/23/remember-why-our-seniors-died-in-long-term-care-homes.html</a><br><br>
[5] <a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/11/29/doug-ford-government-spent-35b-less-than-expected-in-first-half-of-2022-23-budget-watchdog-finds.html?rf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/11/29/doug-ford-government-spent-35b-less-than-expected-in-first-half-of-2022-23-budget-watchdog-finds.html?rf</a><br><br>
[6] <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/10/24/2540327/0/en/Ontario-Hospital-Crisis-Province-Wide-and-By-Community.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/10/24/2540327/0/en/Ontario-Hospital-Crisis-Province-Wide-and-By-Community.html</a><br><br>
[7] <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-private-clinics-health-care-1.6712444" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-private-clinics-health-care-1.6712444</a><br><br>
[8]<br>
<a href="https://www.ona.org/news-posts/20230116-private-clinics-risk/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ona.org/news-posts/20230116-private-clinics-risk/</a><br><br>
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Here's the link: <a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/don-t-privatize-surgeries-protect-public-health-care?share=36605663-a063-461d-a947-a81ca8a15d74&source=email-share-button&utm_campaign=blast2023-01-16&utm_source=email" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/don-t-privatize-surgeries-protect-public-health-care?share=36605663-a063-461d-a947-a81ca8a15d74&source=email-share-button&utm_campaign=blast2023-01-16&utm_source=email</a><br>
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Real change happens when everyday people like you and I
come together and stand up for what we believe in.
Together we can reach heaps of people and help create
change around this important issue.<br>
<br>
After you've signed the petition please also take a
moment to share it with others. It's super easy – all
you need to do is forward this email.<br>
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