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75 Per Cent of People in Eastern/Northern Ontario Want Provincial Government to Prioritize Spending on Public Hospitals Instead of Private Clinics: New Poll

OCHU-CUPE media conference in Ottawa at 10am on Tuesday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 75 per cent of people in Eastern and Northern Ontario 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, including a representative sample from Eastern and Northern Ontario.

The poll was commissioned by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), which will be releasing a supplementary report on privatization on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, aside from more detailed polling data, the union will also be showing a colour-coded map of Ottawa based on the Ontario Marginalization Index as a visual representation of the inequitable access to privatized hospital services.

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:

Boardroom, McNabb Recreation Centre, 180 Percy St., Ottawa

When:

10am on Tuesday, June 10

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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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