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THUNDER BAY – Organizers with a provincial ‘people’s referendum’ campaign against the Ford government’s health care privatization plans have reported results showing near-unanimous opposition among those who participated.
The campaign responds to the government’s passage earlier this month of Bill 60 — also known as the Your Health Act — which expands the already substantial role of the private sector in Ontario’s health care system. The Ford government has defended the legislation as a way to reduce long wait lists, and promised patients at private clinics will not have to pay out of pocket.
While that fell short of a goal of one million votes OHC leaders had cited in the lead-up to the campaign, Jules Tupker, the co-chair of the Thunder Bay Health Coalition, said it remained an impressive figure that demonstrated the importance of the issue to Ontarians. The vote total included 8,568 ballots registered in Northwestern Ontario, with over 98.5 per cent voting no.
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