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1. Canadian health care performs poorly compared to other countries worldwide

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, November 11, 2020 As we make our peace with the “new normal” and face a second wave of COVID-19, another albeit familiar challenge looms large—call it the “old normal” of Canadian health care. According to recent reports, ...

2. For many Canadians, vacation may mean beach, golf… and surgery

   Appeared in the Financial Post, July 5, 2017 If our public health-care system is so enviable, as its supporters claim, why are so many Canadians seeking treatment abroad every year? In 2016, an estimated 63,459 Canadians received non-emergency medical ...

3. Saskatchewan and MRIs: An example of patients first, ideology second

   Appeared in the Regina Leader Post, November 17, 2015 The Government of Saskatchewan recently passed legislation that will allow patients to pay for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans using their own money. This move has, of course, caused many of ...

4. Embracing the private sector to deliver universal health care in B.C.

   Appeared in the Huffington Post, June 15, 2015 British Columbia’s health ministry recently announced it will invest $10 million to increase surgical capacity, with an eye on reducing wait times. Part of the plan involves contracting some surgeries out to ...

5. Wait times in Canada longer than health report suggests

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press You know things are bad when the best you can say is “at least it hasn’t gotten any worse.” That, essentially, is the main takeaway from the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s updated report on wait times for ...

6. The expiry of the 2004 Canada health accord- What's all the fuss about?

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press The 2004 federal-provincial health accord recently completed its 10-year run, and expired on schedule. Though heralded at the time of its signing as a landmark agreement that would solve many of the wait times issues ...

7. Bad news out of Ontario illustrates need for a better fiscal plan

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun and Ottawa Sun The economic news coming out of Ontario in recent days has been far from positive. The province's economic and fiscal position is weak and new analysis released by the Ministry of Finance suggests its ...

8. A $243,000 bill courtesy of Canada's governments

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press and Vancouver Sun Imagine receiving a credit card bill that totaled $243,476. This would no doubt be a shock for most Canadians. But if you add up all the liabilities of every Canadian government "federal, ...

9. The star-spangled straw man

   A recent testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee by Dr. Danielle Martin, former head of the Canadian Doctors for Medicare, has given Canadians the chance to indulge in what may be a favourite pastime- criticizing the American health care system. ...

10. Access delayed, transparency denied

      Yet another patient appears on Global TV News unable to get an expensive prescription drug reimbursed by the Ontario provincial government, and the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care responds that “the provinces and territories are working together ...