Archive for 2019

Cambie Trial Update In the ongoing trial over public health care at the BC Supreme Court, the Coalition Intervenors’ second expert witness, David Himmelstein, presented a cautionary tale to the court last week: Introducing for-profitRead More

We have taken a close look at the current state of health care and put it all together in this new research paper. Following years of funding crisis, health spending per capita has increased annually byRead More

Cambie Trial Update Universal Public Health is Guaranteed with Single-Payer, Public Insurance Over the last month, evidence presented by the British Columbia Attorney General in the Cambie case has hammered home one indisputable fact: Public,Read More

For Immediate Release- Ottawa, ON: The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) is very pleased with the final recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of Pharmacare. After spending a year consulting with Canadians, the CouncilRead More

For Immediate release In the lawsuit against public health care currently being heard at the BC Supreme Court, lawyers for the plaintiff, Brian Day, are trying to prove that the introduction of private health careRead More

MEDIA ADVISORY – For immediate release The presentation of health coalition evidence to defend public health care begins Monday with expert testimony Who: Marie-Claude Prémont, PhD Law Where: Vancouver Supreme Court, 800 Smithe Street What: The intervenor group representingRead More

For its 40th anniversary the CHC wanted to recognize the tremendous work of special individuals on an issue related to protecting and expanding public health care that has a national focus or national implications. WeRead More

To mark our 40th anniversary, we have put together a little chronology of how we came to be and some of our accomplishments.

The CHC invited young, budding filmmakers to show that a new generation is ready to protect and expand public health care in Canada. To mark our 40th anniversary, students were asked to create a short videoRead More

The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. We have continuously been working to protect, defend and expand public health care in Canada. The CHC will be holding a Fundraising GalaRead More