Show Notes
In this special edition of CKMS Community Connections Jim Stewart returns to speak with Bob Jonkman about the operational budget strangulation experienced by Ontario hospitals, the impending implementation of two-tier, private health care in Alberta, and the rally at Noon on 1 September 2026 at the office of the Hon. Bardish Chagger, 100 Regina Street South in Waterloo, to convince her and other Liberal MPs to enforce the Canada Health Act to stop the privatization of our public health system.
The interview starts at 0m29s.
Waterloo Region Health Coalition:
- Website:
https://www.waterloohealthcoalition.org/ - Twitter: @health_region | Twitter (X)
- Facebook: Waterloo Region Health Coalition | Facebook
- Instagram: Waterloo Region Health Coalition (@waterlooregion_healthcoalition) | Instagram
- E-mail: waterlooregionhealthcoalition@gmail.com
Ontario Health Coalition:
- Website:
https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/ - Twitter: @OntarioHealthC
- Facebook: Ontario Health Coalition | Facebook
- Instagram: @ontariohealthcoalition | Instagram
- Threads: Ontario Health Coalition (@ontariohealthcoalition) | Threads
- Bluesky: Ontario Health Coalition (@onthealthcoalition.bsky.social) | Bluesky
- YouTube: Ontario Health Coalition (@OntarioHealthCoalition) | YouTube
- Tik Tok: OntarioHealthC (@ontariohealthc) | TikTok
- E-mail: ohc@sympatico.ca
- Phone: Jim Stewart, Chair: +1‑519‑588‑5841
The Waterloo Region Health Coalition previously on Radio Waterloo:
- 4 July 2026 on CKMS News
- 4 June 2024 on CKMS News
- 23 February 2024 on CKMS News
- 4 July 2023 on CKMS News
- 22 May 2023 with Jim Stewart on CKMS Community Connections
- 20 February 2023 with Jim Stewart on CCC
- 14 March 2022 with Barbara Shumacher and Jim Stewart on CCC
- 9 November 2020 with Jim Stewart and Riani de Wet on CCC
- 27 May 2019 with Riani de Wet and Jim Stewart on CCC
Upcoming Events
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Day of Action
- What: Rally at Waterloo City Hall
- When: Noon to 1:00pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Where: Outside the Hon. Bardish Chagger’s office at Waterloo City Hall
- Location: 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo Map
- Website: https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/sept-1-help-stop-albertas-govt-from-destroying-public-health-care/
Podcast
Download: ckms-community-connections-2026-08-19-episode269-Jim-Stewart-of-the-Waterloo-Region-Health-Coalition.mp3 (47 MB, 51m41s, episode 269)
Transcript
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Bonus Video
Video: CKMS Community Connections for Wednesday 19 August 2026, 220 MB (Radio Waterloo video)
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