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  1. B.C.’s new MRI machine won’t solve province’s wait-time problem

    The province's MRI wait time was longer than the national average. ...

  2. New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

    Canada ranked last on timely access to specialist consultations and elective/non-emergency surgery. ...

  3. Long health-care wait times hurt Canadians in many ways

    According to the survey, an estimated 1.2 million Canadians waited for treatment last year. ...

  4. Health-care wait times in Canada hit record high in 2020

    Appeared in National Newswatch, December 21, 2020 As we continue our battle against COVID-19, another separate health-care crisis rages on. Wait times. Patients in Canada face the longest wait time for elective surgery on record—22.6 weeks (between ...

  5. New Brunswick health-care wait times among longest in Canada

    Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, December 16, 2020 Here’s a sobering thought. Before, during and most likely after the COVID pandemic, New Brunswickers will likely continue to face long wait times for medically necessary health-care procedures. ...

  6. 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, ...

  7. Massive surgery backlog latest symptom of Ontario’s health-care problem

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, October 15, 2020 The Ford government recently announced a plan to address Ontario’s massive surgery backlog, the largest in Canada. Estimates place the backlog, which is partly due to COVID’s impact on hospital capacity, at ...

  8. McNeil government should allow private sector to help reduce surgery backlog

    Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, September 19, 2020 As uncertainty over COVID continues, no one knows when things will be “normal” again. For patients in Nova Scotia, however, a return to normalcy will mean a return to the same overburdened ...

  9. Private clinics could help Alberta reduce health-care wait times

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, August 5, 2020 Health-care reform is a topic of endless discussion by Canadian politicians. But action on health care is much rarer. The Kenney government recently introduced Bill-30, which contains a number of significant ...

  10. Huge backlog of surgeries underscores need for sweeping health-care reform in B.C.

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, July 2, 2020 As the pandemic continues, the COVID—and non-COVID—health implications are becoming clearer in British Columbia. The Horgan government estimates it will take up to two years to complete the 30,000 cancelled ...