EPISODE · Jan 26, 2023 · 30 MIN
Destroying the Public Healthcare System to Fund a Private One: The New Wave of Healthcare in Canada
from The Gritty Nurse · host The Gritty Nurse Podcast
In this episode, nurses and healthcare advocates Amie Archibald-Varley & Sara Fung discuss the new privatization clinics and hospitals proposed by the Ford government in Canada and Ontario. We also discuss strategies for how people can get involved in making changes and protecting our current system. "That's the standard technique of privatization: Defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital"~ Noam Chomsky. #privatization #healthcare #health #canada #ontario #surgery #privateclinics #forprofit #hospital #care #caplitalism #upselling #OHIP #nursing #Nurse #podcast #upselling #twotieredsystem #dougford #slyviajones #grittynurse #AmieArchibaldVarley #SaraFung #advocates #equity #healthequity #medicare #medicaid Links to resources/ Written Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nd_lJCWOUM Noam Chomsky https://cupe.ca/fords-plan-expand-private-clinics-ontario-will-cost-patients-dearly-risk-lives-and-significantly https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/wp-content/uploads/Back_Front-1.png https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-private-clinics-health-care-1.6712444 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-surgery-wait-times-private-sector-clinics-1.6715340 https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/19/the-warnings-about-doug-ford-and-private-health-care-are-coming-true.html Video Clip: Credit: https://www.tvo.org/video/is-expanding-private-health-care-the-right-move-for-ontario
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