A giant snowstorm that brought travel in many northern Ontario communities to a stand-still late last week also cut short the Ontario Health Council’s Trojan Horse Tour. After visiting both Minden and Haliburton on November 28, the threat of blizzard conditions caused organizers to call off visits to both Bracebridge and Midland.
The 15-foot-tall Trojan horse has been touring the province to raise awareness about the threat of rising healthcare costs by funding private clinics. Representatives of the Ontario Health Council and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions of CUPE spoke to residents of both Minden and Haliburton, imploring them to speak up, take action and let their vote say far more in the next provincial election.
Bonnie Roe, Co-Chair of Aging Together as Community in Haliburton rallied the crowds and insisted that universal healthcare is the right of all Canadians. She urged everyone in attendance to fight for the healthcare we deserve.
