Friends of Medicare - Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Chapter

06/26/2026

06/26/2026

Barely two months after Bill 29 was passed, for-profit health care corporations are wasting no time capitalizing on their chance to charge Albertans directly out-of-pocket for diagnostic testing. A promotional email from TELUS Health this week offers full body MRIs to Albertans *starting* at $3000.

“We should be ensuring that MRIs in Alberta are being done based on medical need, not self-referrals for expensive unnecessary testing that we know will only increase the pressures and costs in our already strained public health care system,” said FOM's Chris Gallaway.

📰 Read our response: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/3000_dollar_mris

📢 Say NO to two-tier health care in Alberta! https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/actions

06/26/2026

Why is the federal government allowing Alberta to flagrantly violate the Canada Health Act?

06/23/2026

Be alarmed, Albertans.

06/22/2026

🚨 Alberta is enacting two tier, American-style health care where the rich will pay for access, while the rest of us have to wait longer or go without.

Angry? Us too.

We're fighting back to defend our universal public health care... but we need your help. That's why we've launched our Two Tier Action Kit, to support folks like YOU to take action in YOUR community! 🤝

Sign up to get yours today: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/ActionKit

06/20/2026

Send a message: We urgently need action from the Federal Government to safeguard our public health care and protect patients by speaking out against the Alberta government’s Bill 11 and enforcing the Canada Health Act.

06/20/2026

Come down to the PRIDE Fair at Heritage Village from 12-5!

06/18/2026

Long awaited regulations to Bill 11 were announced today and... they're exactly as we expected.

“Instead of bolstering our public system to ensure that everyone in this province has timely access to the care they need, this government is dismantling it bit by bit to make it easier for private health care companies, shareholders, and the private insurance industry to profit off of the growing care needs of Albertans,” said Gallaway: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_surgical_regulations

Our health care is not a business, and it's NOT for sale.

🚨If you're in the majority of people who agree, NOW is the time to take action!🚨
1️⃣ Tell the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/EnforceTheCHA
2️⃣ Contact your MLA to say NO to two tier, American style health care: https://www.RebuildOurHealthCare.ca
3️⃣ Sign the petition against Bill 11: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/NoTwoTier

06/18/2026

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