The Canadian Health Coalition is a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of Medicare. Our membership is comprised of national organizations representing nurses, health care workers, seniors, churches, anti-poverty groups, women and trade unions, as well as affiliated coalitions in 9 provinces and one territory.
Senate committee reviewed the goals and progress of the 2004 Health Accord and the resulting document, released last month, is a comprehensive report with 46 recommendations.
Medicare will not survive the withdrawal of the guardian of national standards and universal access to care for all Canadians regardless of where they live.
Most Canadians understand that private health care is costly and inefficient. We can all see the privatization forces mobilizing and trying to get more access to our health care.