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Kingston-area residents vote ‘no’ to health-care privatization

Posted on by Helen E. Trevino

Published May 30, 2023  •  Last updated 7 hours ago  •  3 minute read

Kingston Health Coalition referendum
A South Frontenac resident votes at a Kingston Health Coalition voting station in Sydenham on May 26, 2023, during a provincewide, community-led referendum asking Ontarians if they want to see the privatization of the province’s health-care system. The referendum was organized by the Ontario Health Coalition, and provincewide results will be announced on Wednesday.

More than 10,000 residents in the Kingston region voted against privatizing health care during a provincewide referendum vote organized by the Ontario Health Coalition.

During the voting process on May 26 and 27, Ontarians were asked at more than 1,000 polling stations across the province: “Do you want our public hospital services to be privatized to for-profit hospitals and

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