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CORRECTING and REPLACING Majority of Ontarians Want Provincial Government to Prioritize Spending on Public Hospitals Than Private Clinics: New Poll

OCHU-CUPE media conference at 10:00 am on Monday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization

CORRECTION...by Canadian Union of Public Employees

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The media conference time should be 10:00 am instead of 9:30 am.

The updated release reads:

MAJORITY OF ONTARIANS WANT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITIZE SPENDING ON PUBLIC HOSPITALS THAN PRIVATE CLINICS: NEW POLL

OCHU-CUPE media conference at 10:00 am on Monday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization

Just over 10 days after the recent Ontario budget allocated $280 million for expansion of surgeries and diagnostic tests in private clinics while restraining hospital funding, a new poll shows that 73 per cent of Ontarians want the government to prioritize investments in public health care.

The Nanos poll conducted in May surveyed over a thousand Ontarians about privatization of hospital services and their perception about staffing in public hospitals.

The poll was commissioned by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), which will be releasing a supplementary report on privatization at a media conference at Queen’s Park on Monday morning.

Who:

Michael Hurley, president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and Doug Allan, CUPE Researcher

What:

Media conference to release polling and report on privatization of hospital services

Where:

Queen’s Park Media Studio, 110 Wellesley St. W, Toronto

When:

10:00 am on Monday, June 9

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Contacts

For more information, contact:
Zee Noorsumar
CUPE Communications
znoorsumar@cupe.ca
647-995-9859

Industry:

CUPE

Release Versions
English

Contacts

For more information, contact:
Zee Noorsumar
CUPE Communications
znoorsumar@cupe.ca
647-995-9859

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