A cross-province campaign against for-profit health care will stop in Windsor on Monday, October 21st. A series of events are planned that will address the implications of for-profit health care, and will provide strategies on how to support the fight to save and expand Medicare in Canada.
Press Conference
Complete tour schedule follows:
For further information, please contact:
Perina Debeillis or Gerri Carey, CUPE 1132
(519) 258-9444 [in Windsor]
Guy Caron, Media Officer, Council of Canadians, (for Maude Barlow)
613-795-8685
Natalie Mehra, Coordinator, Ontario Health Coalition
416-230-6402 (cell) [in Windsor]
Michael Hurley, President OCHU/CUPE
416-884-0770 (cell) [in Windsor]
Andrea Addario, CUPE Communications
416-292-3999, ext. 240 or 416-738-4329 (cell)
Alison Fisher OCHU/CUPE Campaigns
416-599-0770, ext. 22
Press Conference
- Who:
- - Maude Barlow (Chair, Council of Canadians)
- Michael Hurley (President, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE)
- Natalie Mehra (Coordinator, Ontario Health Coalition) - When:
- Monday, October 21st, 2002 1:00 p.m.
- Where:
- Club Alouette, 2418 Central Avenue, Windsor
- Who:
- - Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) from Windsor Regional Hospital, who are facing lay-off as a result of the hospital boards recent decision to remove them from acute care
- Maude Barlow (Chair, Council of Canadians)
- Michael Hurley (President, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE) - When:
- Monday, October 21st, 2002 6:00 p.m.
- Where:
- Metropolitan Campus, Windsor Regional Hospital, 1995 Lens Avenue
- Who:
- - Maude Barlow (Chair, Council of Canadians)
- Michael Hurley (President, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE)
- Natalie Mehra (Coordinator, Ontario Health Coalition) - When:
- Monday, October 21st, 2002 7:00 p.m.
- Where:
- Club Alouette, 2418 Central Avenue, Windsor
- What:
- A public meeting to talk about the alarming trend toward for-profit health care in Canada. The public meeting in Windsor is part of a 23-city speaking tour across Ontario (see complete tour schedule below).
Complete tour schedule follows:
- Sioux Lookout, September 30
- Kenora, October 1
- Thunder Bay, October 2
- London, October 3
- Kingston, October 7
- Cornwall, October 8
- Oshawa, October 9
- Peterborough, October 10
- Brampton, October 15
- Lindsey, October 16
- Cambridge, October 17
- Windsor, October 21
- Guelph, October 22
- Hamilton, October 23
- Uxbridge, October 28
- Arnprior, October 30
- Brockville, November 4
- Ottawa, November 5
- Pembroke, November 6
- Sudbury, November 12
- St. Catharines, November 13
- North Bay, December 9
- Toronto, December 10
For further information, please contact:
Perina Debeillis or Gerri Carey, CUPE 1132
(519) 258-9444 [in Windsor]
Guy Caron, Media Officer, Council of Canadians, (for Maude Barlow)
613-795-8685
Natalie Mehra, Coordinator, Ontario Health Coalition
416-230-6402 (cell) [in Windsor]
Michael Hurley, President OCHU/CUPE
416-884-0770 (cell) [in Windsor]
Andrea Addario, CUPE Communications
416-292-3999, ext. 240 or 416-738-4329 (cell)
Alison Fisher OCHU/CUPE Campaigns
416-599-0770, ext. 22