ELECTRICITY Strategic challenge
Convince environmentalists and those adversely impacted by rising power prices that only a public system can meet their objectives Private generation models favoured by provincial governments for newer green electricity generation
Key threats B.C.
Clear public alternatives in Québec and Manitoba Community coalition work in Mississauga – regarding sell-off of distribution note:
Opportunities/Successes Campaigns and proposals
Private companies setting up in rivers
IBEW local-community coalition
Ont. B.C.
Toronto Telecom sell-off CUPE Local One legal challenge/ campaign Support for B.C. guardians instructional DVD project
HEALTH CARE Strategic challenge
Turn around view that privatization is the solution for a health care system that is
Key threats
N.S. Sask. Opportunities/Successes
stretched for resources Make the case against contracting-out based on direct experience Need to broaden support for public delivery as well as public insurance Contracting-out over 10,000 jobs and Privatization of long-term care P3’s – 38 P3 hospitals in four provinces Competitive bidding in for delivery of home care services Private clinics Activity-based (fee for service) funding for hospitals Long-term residential care is not currently on the federal government radar Corpus Sanchez report calling for health care centralization and partnering with private sector for laboratory services Patient first review poll 48% in favour of privatizing health support services.
Revitalized health coalitions in several provinces Five provinces (B.C., ON., Que., N.S. and N.B.) with coalitions to document P3 impact then tour with results and lobby
Document LTC privatization and strategic planning session for pan-Canadian strategy for reversing privatization and achieving legislated standards
Campaign on Medicare rights and private clinics Re-establish support services as integral to health appeal by professionals to abandon P3
N.S.
N.B.
P3 hospital
Que.
CHUQ P3 in Québec City Campaign “Rock for public services” end competitive bidding – home care video, LHINs
P.E.I. Campaigns and proposals
Ont.
Win – seven manors (LTC facilities) in P.E.I. to be built without P3 National Health Care Associated Infections Tour with Steve Davies, May 2009 LTC speakers tour planned for October and November 2009 Campaigns against private clinics in many provinces Campaigns on LTC in all provinces P3 fightback campaign
and P3s
Campaign regarding government’s privatization agenda under the ‘Patient First Sask. Alta. B.C.
Review’
Hospital P3 campaign Hospital P3 campaign Living wage campaign – settlements with the “Big Three”
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