Manitoba Health Coalition - MHC

04/16/2026

Together we can defeat health care privatization. Manitobans have a long history of collective organizing to show us the way.

04/10/2026

At MHC, we are committed to social justice through focusing on the social determinants of health and addressing the root causes of health inequalities.

04/07/2026

April 7th is World Health Day. It also happens to be the one year anniversary of my time as Provincial Director of MHC.

In this video, I reflect on my time as director and goals for the Coalition going forward.

04/02/2026

New report by Niall Harney (CCPA MB) and Noah Schulz analyzing provincial health spending in Manitoba.

Read the full report: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/vitals-check-restoring-provincial-health-spending-in-manitoba/

04/01/2026

The Manitoba Health Coalition and other health advocates are calling for a ban on paid, for-profit plasma harvesting.

Two deaths have been connected to plasma harvesting in Winnipeg, and Grifols sites across Canada show a concerning pattern of non-compliance with safety and screening regulations.

This ban, though needed for public safety, must be approached in a way that supports those currently reliant on selling their plasma to make ends meet.

No one should die for Grifols profits, and no one should go hungry without the opportunity to sell their plasma to help Grifols increase those profits.

Link in bio to read our full response and watch yesterday’s press conference with the Ontario Health Coalition, Alberta’s Friends of Medicare, and the Canadian Health Coalition.

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.