Privatization Watch - January 2011
Poll shows Saskatchewan residents want public solutions to health care wait lists
Jan 5, 2011 11:59 AM Saskatchewan residents want to see the government invest in public solutions to surgical wait times. Download the poll results.
Private long-term care: more profit, less care
Jan 24, 2011 02:59 PM Important new data is now available on the relationship between private for-profit ownership and quality of care in residential long-term care facilities.
Federal support needed for Canadian cities and towns
Jan 26, 2011 01:05 PM Alleviating the desperate need of Canada’s cities and towns for renewing roads, bridges, community centres and public water systems must be a priority in the upcoming federal budget, says Paul Moist.
Suspend and investigate secret KGH/Compass foodservice deal, says community coalition
Jan 20, 2011 01:47 PM Ontario’s health minister must step in and suspend the Kingston General Hospital foodservice contract with a factory-food operation and conduct a thorough investigation.
Make your workplace bottled water free
Jan 13, 2011 09:03 AM On March 10, communities across Canada will be mobilizing to ban the bottle and reclaim public water. This date marks the second annual Bottled Water Free Day. It’s never too soon to start your campaign to ban bottled water in your workplace. Take the Tap Water Pledge!
Canada-EU trade talks put Canada’s water up for sale, says new report
Dec 16, 2010 08:30 AM A new report warns that public water in Canada will be lost unless the provinces and territories take immediate steps to remove water from the scope of the proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
CUPE, coalition allies to challenge Canada-EU trade talks in Brussels
Jan 17, 2011 10:40 AM CUPE is taking the fight against CETA to Europe next week as part of a delegation of Canadians opposed to the deal. A sixth round of negotiations for a "Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement" (CETA) is taking place from January 17 to 21 in Brussels.
Unions rally in defense of public services
Jan 25, 2011 11:42 AM Paul Moist highlights the need for global solidarity in protecting public services while attending the Council of Global Unions in Washington, D.C.