MEDIA ADVISORY: 78 per cent of people in Golden Horseshoe want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals than private clinics: new poll

Event Information

Begins: 9 June 2025
Location: Hamilton, ON

OCHU-CUPE media conference in Hamilton at 2pm on Monday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization

HAMILTON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– 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 78 per cent of people in the Golden Horseshoe want the government to prioritize investments in public health care.

The Nanos poll conducted in May surveyed over a thousand Ontarians about privatization of hospital services and their perception about staffing in public hospitals, including a representative sample from the Golden Horseshoe.

The poll was commissioned by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), which will be releasing a supplementary report on privatization on Monday.

On Monday, aside from more detailed polling data, the union will also be showing a colour-coded map of Hamilton based on the Ontario Marginalization Index as a visual representation of the inequitable access to privatized hospital services.

WHO:
Michael Hurley, president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and Doug Allan, CUPE Researcher

WHAT:
Media conference to release polling and report on privatization of hospital services

WHERE:
CUPE 7800 office, 795 King St E Suite 102, Hamilton, ON

WHEN:
2pm on Monday, June 9

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For more information, contact:

Zee Noorsumar, CUPE Communications 
znoorsumar@cupe.ca
647-995-9859