Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
Jul 21, 2025 | 9:44 AM
OTTAWA — Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario’s cottage country this week, trying to ensure health care remains a top priority for premiers.
The post-pandemic crisis in health care has taken centre stage at the Council of the Federation in recent years as premiers have pushed Ottawa for more funding.
This year, there’s a concern that staff shortages and long wait times will take a back seat as the premiers focus on trade and the economy.
The Canadian Medical Association, which represents physicians, is focusing its message on the health-care system’s footprint in the national economy.
