Cycling from Toronto to Waterloo [143 km]

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"I had it in my head that Waterloo was close to Toronto for some reason. It's not."
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Rally to Stop Hospital Privatization at Waterloo Public Square at Noon on Saturday, 25 April 2026

• What: Rally to Stop Hospital Privatization
• When: Noon to 1:30pm on Saturday, 25 April 2026
• Where: Waterloo Public Square
• Location: 75 King Street South Map
• Online: https://waterloohealthcoalition.org/health-outcomes/updated-rally-agenda/
• Contact: [email protected]
• Phone: Jim Stewart +1‑519‑588‑5841

Agenda

• Protest Start: 12:00 noon
• Opening Remarks and Introductions: 12:00 – 12:15, Jim Stewart, Chair WRHC
• Keynote Speaker: 12:15 – 12:30, Catherine Fife NDP MPP introduces Marit Stiles MPP and Leader of the Opposition
• Keynote Speaker: 12:30 – 12:45, Adil Shamji MPP and Liberal Health Critic
• Keynote Speaker: 12:45 – 13:00, Aislinn Clancy MPP, Green Party, Kitchener Centre
• Closing Remarks: 13:00 – 13:10, Jim Stewart

Since the inception of public hospitals in Ontario, no government has undertaken privatization like this.

The Ford government has announced almost $300 million for 61 new private surgical and diagnostic clinics. By Ford’s own numbers, this will redirect 1.2 million patients away from public hospitals. This is truly unprecedented privatization of our public hospitals’ core services.

While pouring our public money into more expensive for-profit clinics and hospitals, our local public hospitals have been pushed into deficit by the Ford government.

Our hospitals are not theirs to privatize

This is the first in a series of protests across Ontario to send a clear message that we will not let them privatize our public hospitals. Experience shows, if we can mount enough pressure we can stop Ford’s privatization.

Our goal is to inspire 10,000 Ontarians to come out. Let’s make a show of opposition that is equal to the threat.

Everyone who can join in matters.

Please note that our protests against hospital privatization are separate from the Fight Ford protests that are not organized by us.

Stay tuned for dates & locations in the fall.

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I enjoyed this article @mdruker wrote about ION Stage 2 costs in #WaterlooRegion and what can be done about it. It's nice to see that TriTag is still active!

https://www.tritag.ca/blog/2026/04/22/why-ion-cost-estimates-went-up-and-what-to-do-about-it/

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