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Public healthcare is a vital issue to Canadians, and needs to be discussed in the current federal election, Unifor National President Jerry Dias told a rally in Windsor recently.
“Medicare is a glue that binds us together as Canadians,” Dias said.
“Every one of us has a personal story about how our health care system was there for us and for our loved ones. And there are very few among us who do not share concerns and fears about how our parents and grandparents will get the care they need with the dignity they deserve.”
Dias pointed out that the Canada Health Accord, which ensures stable funding for healthcare, expires in 2017.
“And without a word of discussion or negotiation, Harper just told the provinces that it’s over,” Dias said.
Instead, the Harper Government set the funding levels for the coming years, taking out billions from healthcare that the Accord would have provided.
Dias called for a strong commitment to a new Health Care Accord.
