Majority of Ontarians Want Provincial Government to Prioritize Spending on Public Hospitals Than Private Clinics: New Poll

National Post

06-06-2025

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OCHU-CUPE media conference at 9:30am on Monday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization
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TORONTO — Just over 10 days after the recent Ontario budget allocated $280 million for expansion of surgeries and diagnostic tests in private clinics while restraining hospital funding, a new poll shows that 73 per cent of Ontarians want the government to prioritize investments in public health care.
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The Nanos poll conducted in May surveyed over a thousand Ontarians about privatization of hospital services and their perception about staffing in public hospitals.
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The poll was commissioned by CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), which will be releasing a supplementary report on privatization at a media conference at Queen's Park on Monday morning.
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