NATIONAL ISSUES / FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS EASY ACCESS LIST: Major National Issues / Federal-Provincial Relations Reports, Analyses, Backgrounders, Fact Sheets, Briefing Notes & Media Releases
Posted: July 22, 2021
On this page you can find a roundup of Ontario Health Coalition National Issues / Federal-Provincial Relations:
Reports/Analyses
- RELEASE, BRIEFING NOTE & LEGAL OPINION: Advocates Representing More Than 1 Million Canadians Call For National Standards to Improve Quality, Accountability and Take Profit Out of Long-Term Care (March 22, 2021)
- RELEASE & REPORT: The Elephant at the Health Ministers’ Meetings: How Will Provinces Cope with $31 Billion Cut (October 18, 2017)
- SUBMISSION: Speaking Out About Protecting Health Care from International Trade Agreements (June 2, 2016)
- REPORT: The Economic Case for Universal Pharmacare: Costs and benefits of publicly funded drug coverage for all Canadians (September 13, 2010)
- REPORT: Research Output of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Industry: Where Has All the R&D Gone? (April 1, 2006)
- ANALYSIS: OHC Analysis of the First Ministers’ Health Accord (February 11, 2003)
- ANALYSIS: Preliminary Analysis of the Romanow Report from the Canadian Health Coalition and the Canadian Labour Congress (November 28, 2002)
- REPORT: Roy Romanow’s Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada has presented its report, “Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada” (November 1, 2002)
Backgrounders/Fact Sheets/Briefing Notes
- FACT SHEET, BRIEFING NOTE & VIDEOS: What is Public Medicare and how did Canadians achieve it? (November 27, 2024)
- RELEASE, BRIEFING NOTE & LEGAL OPINION: Advocates Representing More Than 1 Million Canadians Call For National Standards to Improve Quality, Accountability and Take Profit Out of Long-Term Care (March 22, 2021)
- RESOURCES: What are our governments doing and how do they compare? COVID-19 federal and provincial support resources (April 29, 2020)
- OP-ED: Conservatives are wrong to refuse debate on health care (October 16, 2015)
- VIDEO: How do “tax cuts” stack up against new costs as a result of health care cuts? (October 16, 2015)
- OP/ED: Ottawa edges away from public medicare (July 17, 2014)
- BACKGROUNDER: B.C. Private Clinics Challenge to Single-Tier Health Care (January 1, 2011)
- BRIEF: Regarding Bill 102, an Act to Amend the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act and the Ontario Drug Benefit Act (May 29, 2006)
- Fact Sheet: Pharma Facts and Figures (May 29, 2006)
- BACKGROUNDER: First Ministers’ Agreement (September 16, 2004)
- BRIEFING NOTE: Pharmacare in the Public Interest (August 23, 2004)
- BRIEFING NOTE: Canadian Health Coalition: Medicare is Sustainable, For-Profit Care is Not (May 14, 2004)
- BRIEFING NOTE: For-Profit MRI/CT Clinics (April 22, 2003)
- BACKGROUNDER: “The Pulse” OHC Newsletter – Romanow Update and OHC Post-Romanow Assembly (September 1, 2002)
- UPDATE: “The Pulse” – The Romanow Commission (September 30, 2001)
Media Releases
- RELEASE: Left unchallenged, “create a crisis and privatize” provincial schemes will destroy public health care: Health Coalition called on Trudeau to step up and show real leadership (February 7, 2023)
- RELEASE: Health Coalitions warn health funding without strings is not in the public interest: Federal health dollars must come with accountability and national standards (December 16, 2022)
- RELEASE: Health Coalitions denounce for-profit deal by Canadian Blood Services that endangers Canada’s Blood Supply (September 20, 2022)
- RELEASE: Provincial Health Coalitions Put Federal Parties on Notice: Canadians Demand Real Action to Fix Long-Term Care (August 19, 2021)
- EVENT: Demand Our Federal and Provincial Governments Set National Standards to Improve Long-Term Care (April 22, 2021)
- RELEASE, BRIEFING NOTE & LEGAL OPINION: Advocates Representing More Than 1 Million Canadians Call For National Standards to Improve Quality, Accountability and Take Profit Out of Long-Term Care (March 22, 2021)
- RELEASE: Health Coalitions call for Federal Leadership to Defend Public Health Care (January 25, 2021)
- RELEASE: Health Coalitions Call for Increased Federal Health Care Funding and Accountability (December 10, 2020)
- RELEASE: Throne Speech: Premiers Should Not Play Partisan Politics with Health Care; Concrete Commitments Needed From Provincial & Federal Governments (September 29, 2020)
- RELEASE: Victory for Patients Over Private Clinics in B.C. Court Challenge: Historic Victory Against Profit-Driven Health Care (September 10, 2020)
- RELEASE: Health Coalitions’ Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Public Health Care (March 24, 2020)
- Open Letter (November 28, 2018)
- RELEASE: Ontario Election 2018 Health Care Resources (June 4, 2018)
- ACTION UPDATE: Pharmacare Ontario Tour (February 23, 2018)
- RELEASE & REPORT: The Elephant at the Health Ministers’ Meetings: How Will Provinces Cope with $31 Billion Cut (October 18, 2017)
- RELEASE: Health Care Advocates Dismayed with Ottawa’s Divide and Conquer Tactics: Hopes for a Canadian Health Accord Dashed as Provinces Signs Deal (March 10, 2017)
- RELEASE: CIHI/Commonwealth Fund study on health: the good the bad and what’s missing (February 16, 2017)
- MEDIA CONFERENCE: Canada’s Health Coalitions Call for a United Health Accord Federal Government Must Return to the Negotiation Table (February 9, 2017)
- RELEASE: As Prime Minister Trudeau meets with First Ministers, Health Coalition calls for both sides to give ground to forge a new Health Accord in the public interest (December 9, 2016)
- UPDATE: Giant Teddy Bear Brings Message of Compassion to London (October 18, 2016)
- RELEASE: As Health Ministers from Across Canada Meet to Negotiate Health Accord (October 17, 2016)
- RELEASE: Protect Public Medicare as first priority, as Canada’s Health Ministers gather to meet in Vancouver: Health Advocates (January 19, 2016)
- Federal Election 2015 – Vote Health Care! (October 2, 2015)
- RELEASE: User fees threatened for patients across Canada if court challenge negotiations fail to uphold Medicare (September 29, 2014)
- Update: Over 2000 Attend Mass Rally to Demand Federal Leadership in Health Care (July 17, 2013)
- National Day of Action for a 2014 Health Accord a success! (July 19, 2012)
- NEWSLETTER: “The Pulse” OHC Newsletter and Action Alert (May 1, 2011)
- Federal Election Action Alert: Health Care Checklist (March 22, 2011)
- Message to Members: Pharmacies and Lobby Information (May 30, 2006)
- RELEASE: Ontario Health Coalition Supports Drug Legislation (May 29, 2006)
- UPDATE: Urgent Alert: Drug Bill (Bill 102) Update and Model Response (May 28, 2006)
- UPDATE: First Ministers’ Meeting Negotiation Update (September 14, 2004)
- EVENTS: First Ministers’ under Public Scrutiny: Concerned Citizens Cross-Ontario Plan Health Care “Watch” Events (September 14, 2004)
- Action Alert! First Ministers’ Meeting Negotiation – Federal Action Item (September 1, 2004)
- Action Alert! First Ministers’ Meeting Negotiation – Ontario Action Item (September 1, 2004)
- RELEASE: Where’s It Going? Ontario Health Coalition Responds to Budget (March 28, 2003)
- RELEASE: Eves Guilty of Hidden Money, Misspending (February 4, 2003)
- RELEASE: Citizens’ Groups Issue Collective Call: “Implement Romanow Now!” (December 6, 2002)
- RELEASE: Banff Health Ministers’ Meeting (September 4, 2002)
- RELEASE: Over One Hundred Thousand So Far Have Signed “Yes” for Public Medicare Petition (May 30, 2002)
- UPDATE: “The Pulse” – Canadians Speak Out to Save Public Medicare! Overwhelming Majority Support Public Medicare as Romanow Crosses the Country (March 25, 2002)
- RELEASE: Coalition Appeals to Romanow: Learn What Not to Do from Ontario (February 6, 2002)
- RELEASE: Slamming Ontario’s Medicare Record: Coalition Calls for Decisive Federal Action (September 11, 2000)
- LETTER: to Chretien Regarding First Ministers’ Meeting Health Care Proposals (September 8, 2000)
- RELEASE: Prime Minister Blasted for Inaction on Alberta’s Private Hospitals’ Legislation (May 10, 2000)
- RELEASE: Demonstration in Toronto at Allan Rock’s Office Part of Coast-to-Coast Action to Preserve Medicare (March 6, 2000)
- LETTER: to Chretien Regarding Alberta’s Proposal to Contract with For-Profit Hospitals (February 3, 2000)