Ontario Council of Hospital Union's Michael Hurley and CUPE's Judy Bain review results of health care survey
The president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Union’s says there are more questions than answers when it comes to the future of health care in Ontario.
Michael Hurley says one of the major concerns is services being taken out of smaller communities and being forced to travel for things like surgeries.
“The subsidies that exist for that are really insufficient to meet the real cost. People often travel without the support of family members. So we have a whole host of concerns around the restructuring itself,” says Hurley.
He adds people in the Kenora-Rainy River riding don’t feel they’re voices are being heard.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees commissioned a poll for the riding which showed 75 per cent were against the health care changes proposed by the Ford government.
Eighty per cent don’t think hospitals should be merged.
CUPE conducted polls like this in PC-held ridings across the province.
CUPE local 1781 president Judy Bain says health care workers are starting to feel uneasy with all the talks of potential changes and privatization.
“Once that word (privatization) gets out everyone gets a little nervous,” says Bain.
