Manitoba Health Coalition - MHC

04/01/2026

Gender affirming health care saves lives. I know, because it’s helped save mine.

As director of MHC, I am here to defend the public health care system for all Manitobans. I am passionate about not just defending, but improving our public health care system. It’s not enough to protect what elements of public health care already exist, or exist on paper without timely, reliable access.

Wait-lists for accessing gender affirming care in Manitoba are dangerously, unacceptably long. Many elements of gender affirming care are not publicly offered, or are not offered here at home. We can do better for our fellow Manitobans.

On this Trans Day of Visibility, I am proud to be a trans man fighting to build a better Manitoba for all who call this place home. Without support, including timely access to publicly funded gender affirming health care, visibility can be dangerous. But together, we can build a Manitoba where everyone is free to be visibly and authentically who they are.

03/31/2026

Two people in Canada have died after selling blood plasma, and multiple sites have been found non-compliant with safety regulations. So why are these for-profit Grifols collection sites still operating?

Friends of Medicare and other health coalitions from across Canada are demanding that Health Canada, Canadian Blood Services and provincial governments take immediate action to end Grifols’ authorization to collect plasma in Canada and to disclose the Canadian Blood Services contract with Grifols ASAP!

Read our joint release with Canadian Health Coalition, Ontario Health Coalition & Manitoba Health Coalition - MHC :
https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/ban_paid_plasma_say_advocates

03/30/2026

Another core value we identified during our strategic planning process is anti-racism.

As a Coalition, we recognize the ongoing reality of structural racism within the health care system in Manitoba. This can take many forms, including anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism (which are particularly prominent). We are committed to taking action to combat racism within health care delivery in Manitoba and to work in collaboration with racialized community members to build an equitable and accessible health care system.

We will call out racism when we see it in the public health care system, recognizing that individual actions are an indicator of a systemic issue.

We will examine and promote policies that actively address structural racism within health care and honour the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.

03/27/2026

While Budget 2026 promises much needed investment in health care, it does little to combat costly privatization in health care delivery here in Manitoba.

Read more budget reaction from MHC in today’s Winnipeg Free Press.

03/27/2026

Excellent budget analysis from CCPA MB.

Focus on budget balance overshadows public service rebuild and support for low-income Manitobans in Budget 2026

03/24/2026

Budget 2026 reaction from MHC.

03/23/2026

Great, informative article here about the dangers Alberta’s health privatization legislation poses to public health care all across Canada.

Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.

03/20/2026

The Day of Action for Public Health Care united supporters across Canada to protect public health care.

03/17/2026

One of the core values we identified during our strategic planning process is accessibility.

As a Coalition, we are committed to removing structural barriers from our public health care system (economic, geographical, identity-based, citizenship status, etc.).

We will strive to make our collaboration, education, and research accessible to the community.

03/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold to come fight for public health care with us today! Especially big thanks to our awesome speakers:

🔸 Darlene Jackson (MHC board chair &
🔸 Manitoba Nurses Union)
🔸 Allen Mankewich (Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities)
🔸 Kevin Rebeck (Manitoba Federation of Labour President)
🔸 Susan Rodriguez (Migrante Manitoba)
🔸 Gina McKay (CUPE Manitoba)
🔸 Margaret Schroeder (CUPE Local 204)
🔸 Carla Compton (MLA for Tuxedo)
🔸 Charlie Eau (Trans Manitoba)

And finally, big thanks to the Raging Grannies for serenading us and to Hafiz Jatto for opening our rally in a good way by delivering MHC’s land acknowledgment and action statement committing to identifying and closing Indigenous health gaps through our research and advocacy (as per TRC CTA #19).

03/16/2026

See you at the Union Centre at noon!

The Raging Grannies will be joining us to kick off the rally with a song and we’ll have great speakers like Darlene Jackson (MNU), Allen Mankewich (MLPD), Kevin Rebeck (MFL), Susan Rodriguez (Migrante Manitoba), and more! There will also be coffee, tea and cookies to help keep us warm!

03/13/2026

This Monday, March 16th is a national day of action to save public health care. Join us at noon at the Union Centre (275 Broadway) in Winnipeg to say no to two-tier, American-style health care.