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  1. 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. ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Kenney government postpones reforms despite COVID-related surgery backlog

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, June 18, 2020 Despite encouraging evidence from other jurisdictions, the Kenney government recently postponed its plan to expand the use of private medical clinics to perform publicly-funded surgeries. The plan mirrors a ...

  6. Alberta’s surgery backlog should prompt health-care reform in the province

    Despite their label, “elective” procedures are medically-necessary treatments ranging from life-saving cancer surgeries to hip replacements. In Alberta, the health-care system resumed elective surgeries on May 4, but in the absence of ...

  7. Nova Scotians pay dearly for health-care wait times

    Appeared in National Newswatch, June 4, 2020 The COVID pandemic has placed health care at the forefront of the national conversation, as Canadians work collectively to reduce transmission rates while debating next steps. Health-care professionals have ...