MEDIA ADVISORY: Giant Trojan Horse to visit Peterborough Regional Health Centre tomorrow: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Event Information

Begins: 16 October 2024
Location: Peterborough, ON

PETERBOROUGH, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– On Wednesday morning, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Peterborough Regional Health Centre, symbolizing the “duplicity of the Ontario PCs hospital services’ privatization plan.”

As part of their province-wide Trojan Horse tour, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and the Ontario Health Coalition are calling for an end to ongoing privatization of hospital surgeries and diagnostic tests, and demanding the government invest in staffing and capacity in public hospitals.

WHO:
Sharon Richer, secretary-treasurer of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE);
Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition

WHAT:
Protest against the privatization of hospital services

WHERE:
Peterborough Regional Health Centre, 1 Hospital Dr, Peterborough, ON

WHEN:
11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16

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For more information, contact:

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