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EVENT: Now’s the time to make our stand… Giant protests and marches on Thursday, May 30
Posted: May 24, 2024
(May 24, 2024)
More information can be found at StopForProfitHealthcare.ca. A speech from executive director Natalie Mehra on the importance of this campaign can be found here.
Toronto: Gather at noon at the south side of Nathan Phillips Square across from the Sheraton, 123 Queen St. W. We will march to the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park where the Legislature will be in session. There is a designated space at Queen’s Park for people with mobility issues—we will be at Queen’s Park before 1 p.m.
*new* North Bay: Gather at noon at MPP Vic Fedeli’s office, 219 Main St E.
Sault Ste. Marie: Gather at noon at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion for a march & rally.
Thunder Bay: Gather at noon at mini Queen’s Park.
Dryden: Gather at 11:30 a.m. CDST (note that this time is different from elsewhere) outside of MPP Greg Rickford’s office, 429 Government Road.
Ottawa: Gather at noon at Faircrest Heights Park, 550 Smyth Road, across the street from The Ottawa Hospital General Campus.
Cornwall: Gather at 4 p.m. (note that this time is different from elsewhere) outside MPP Nolan Quinn’s office, 120 Second St. W.
Campaign website and resources: www.StopForProfitHealthcare.ca
What you do now makes a difference
Get on a bus! List is below.
Volunteer to be a marshal to help keep roadways clear and the crowd safe – email your name, which protest you want to help at, and contact info, to info@ontariohc.ca with MARSHAL in the subject line.
Make your signs and visuals for the protests! (Please keep it clean. It isn’t usually an issue at Health Coalition events but a gentle reminder never harms. Simply using vulgar language doesn’t send a message that helps. Let’s raise the tone of political discourse, and remember, there are children coming!)
Donate to help cover the costs of the buses and the protests here: https://www.
List of buses for community members to join the May 30 protests
Central Ontario including Simcoe County, Dufferin County, Muskoka, Parry Sound
Barrie & Orillia The Simcoe Health Coalition is organizing a group to travel by GO train at the Barrie South GO Train Station, departing at 9:11 AM. Please contact Anisa at simcoecountyhc@gmail.com fo
Muskoka Pick up at Bracebridge Sportsplex. Please contact Lorraine Etler at lorraine.etler@gmail.com for a seat on the bus.
Greater Toronto Area
Brampton Pick up outside Metro at Bramalea City Centre. Bus departs at 10:00 AM. Please fill out the Brampton Caledon Health Coalition’s sign-up form here: https://airtable.com/
Halton The Halton Health Coalition is organizing a group to travel by GO train from the Oakville and Burlington stations. Meet at the Burlington GO train station at 10 a.m. or meet at the Oakville GO train station at 10:15 a.m. The group will be travelling in the accessibility coach and arriving at Union Station at 11:15 a.m. Please fill out the Halton Health Coalition’s sign-up form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/
Mississauga Pick up at Square One at Crate & Barrel. Bus departs at 10:00 AM. Please fill out the Mississauga Health Coalition sign-up form here: https://forms.gle/
Oshawa Pick up at Unifor 222 Union Hall at 1425 Phillip Murray Ave. Bus departs at 10:30 AM. Please contact Unifor Retirees Local 222 Oshawa at vande8ww@yahoo.ca for a seat on the bus.
Hamilton-Burlington-Niagara
Fort Erie Pick up at Fort Erie Leisureplex, 3 Municipal Centre Dr. There will also be pickups on the way at St. Catharines if the SC bus is full. Bus departs at 8:30 am. Please contact Niagara Health Coalition at NiagaraHealthCoalition@
Hamilton Pick up at Centre Mall, near the Beer Store. Bus departs at 10:00 AM. Please contact Hamilton Health Coalition at JaninaLebon44@gmail.com for a seat on the bus.
St. Catharines Pick up at Fairview Mall GO Bus Stop, YMCA Drive, St. Catharines. Bus departs at 8:30 am. Please contact Niagara Health Coalition at NiagaraHealthCoalition@
West and Southwestern Ontario (including Grey Bruce)
Cambridge Pick up at Cambridge Hespeler Road Supercentre GO Transit Bus Stop (Smartcentres Cambridge – North). Bus departs at 9:30 AM from Waterloo and then will stop in Cambridge. Please fill the Waterloo Region Health Coalition’s sign-up form here: https://docs.google.com/
Chatham Pick up at the car pool parking lot at Bloomfield Rd, tentatively meet at 7:15 AM. Please fill the sign-up form here: https://forms.gle/
Chesley & Hanover Pick up at Chesley Community Centre, 129 4th Ave SE. There will also be a pickup on the way at Canadian Tire, 896 10th St, Hanover (8:00 AM, tentative). Bus departs at 7:30 AM (tentative). Please contact Grey Bruce Health Coalition at GreyBruceHC@gmail.com for a seat on the bus.
Durham Pick up at Durham Community Centre and Arena, 451 Saddler St W. Bus departs at 8:30 AM (tentative). Please contact Grey Bruce Health Coalition at GreyBruceHC@gmail.com for a seat on the bus.
Ingersoll & London Pick up at London Ice House, 4380 Wellington Rd S, Parking lot south of 401/Wellington Rd Exchange. There will also be a pickup on the way at Elmhurst Inn, Hwy 19 carpool lot, Ingersoll (9:20 am). Bus departs London at 9:00 AM. Please contact London Health Coalition at JeffryHanks@gmail.com for a seat on the bus.
Owen Sound & Meaford Pick up at Bayshore Community Centre, 190 3rd Ave E. There will also be a pickup on the way in Meaford at the Meaford Hall Arts and Cultural Centre, 12 Nelson St E (tentative pickup at 8:00 AM). Bus departs at 7:30 AM (tentative). Please contact Grey Bruce Health Coalition at GreyBruceHC@gmail.com for a seat on the bus.
Port Dover Pick up at Powell Park, 250 Main St. Bus departs at 9:00 AM. Please contact Port Dover Health Coalition at lorettaaron@outlook.com for a seat on the bus.
Waterloo Pick up at Waterloo Town Square, 75 King St S. Bus departs at 9:30 AM. Please fill the Waterloo Region Health Coalition’s sign-up form here: https://docs.google.com/
Windsor-Essex Pick up in Windsor (Devonshire Mall, NW corner of the parking lot, next to the Sears building). Meet at 6:15 AM (tentative). There will also be a pickup on the way in Chatham (Car Pool parking lot at Bloomfield Rd, tentatively meet at 7:15 AM). Please fill the sign-up form here: https://forms.gle/
Central-East and Eastern Ontario
Kingston Pick up at Memorial Centre. Bus departs Kingston at 8:00 AM. There will also be a pickup on the way at Napanee (Flying J @ 8:20 am). Please fill the Kingston Health Coalition’s sign-up form here: https://docs.google.com/
Northern Ontario
Sudbury Note: there will be buses going to Sault Ste. Marie and we are asking everyone who can support the northern protests to please do so. The local group for this one bus decided to go to Toronto. For the Sudbury bus going to Toronto, pick up in Sudbury (York/Paris St). Please contact Melissa Wood at wood.melissa@hotmail.com fo
To go to the protest in Sault Ste. Marie:
Bruce Mines The bus, which starts at Elliot Lake, will pick up people at Bruce Mines at 10:30 AM. Please contact Al Dupuis at AlgomaHC@gmail.com for a seat on this bus to the Sault Ste Marie rally.
Elliot Lake Pick up at Elliot Lake at 8:30 a.m. Please contact Al Dupuis at AlgomaHC@gmail.com for a seat on this bus to the Sault Ste Marie rally.
Blind River The Elliot Lake bus will pick up people at Highway 108/17 Carpool Lot at 9:00 AM, Blind River at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Al Dupuis at AlgomaHC@gmail.com for a seat on this bus to the Sault Ste Marie rally.
Thessalon The Elliot Lake bus will pick up people at 10:00 a.m. at Thessalon. Please contact Al Dupuis at AlgomaHC@gmail.com for a seat on this bus to the Sault Ste Marie rally.
More than 150,000 leaflets distributed in mass public education initiative
Our interactive tracking map is showing that volunteers have now marked down that they have distributed more than 150,000 leaflets. (See it here: https://www.
You can join the amazing work:
Get leaflets to distribute (different languages available and we are adding more): https://www.
Host leaflets If there is no local coalition in your area, we are asking for volunteers who are willing to store leaflets for people to pick up and distribute. If you can volunteer to host leaflets, please email us at info@ontariohc.ca with the subject line “HOST LEAFLETS”.
Add your leaflet distribution to the map at https://www.
Donate to help cover the costs of the leaflets here: https://www.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your commitment, dedication and determination. Know that there is hope. We have already shifted public opinion. We will pour on the pressure, we will make it visible and impossible to ignore, and we will ultimately win change. We always have and we will again.
