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1. Hospital reform would improve care for Canadian patients

   Our current system disconnects funding from the volume and quality of services. ...

2. Court ruling locks patients into government-run health care

   More than one million patients in Canada waited almost 20 weeks (on average) for medically necessary care last year. ...

3. Ottawa’s rules make health care worse

   Appeared in the Moncton Times-Transcript, May 18, 2018 What makes health care in our country uniquely Canadian? It’s certainly not the goal to ensure universal access to care regardless of ability to pay. That goal is shared by at least 28 other high ...

4. Canadian health care—big bills, terrible system

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, March 31, 2018 Canadians are getting a raw deal when it comes to health care. Compared to other countries that share the noble goal of access to care regardless of ability to pay, we have significantly fewer physicians, acute ...

5. Private sector plays important role in other universal health-care countries

   Appeared in the National Post, November 25, 2015 For years, the Canadian public has been presented with two distinct health policy options by pundits, politicians, and other defenders of the status quo. On the one hand, we are told we can have a universal ...

6. Set aside ideology and take real look at European health care

   Appeared in the Huffington Post Professor Colleen Flood’s recent column in Globe Debate (Canada should look to Europe on health care, not the U.S) got the title right – but just about everything else wrong. Canadians would indeed benefit from a look at ...

7. Despite the fear mongering, evidence shows private competition in health care works

   Appeared in The Province and New Brunswick Telegraph Journal Those opposed to market-based health care reform do their best to scare Canadians, suggesting that the introduction of private competition will lead to longer wait times, higher costs, and ...

8. Obesity: Exaggerated claims governments can't solve anyways

   Appeared in the Huffington Post The response to my recent study (with Patrick Basham) on obesity trends and policy in Canada has been sharp and plentiful. Critics reiterated their view that Canadian waistlines are expanding continuously, putting lives and ...

9. Seeking relief outside Canada's borders

   Appeared in Guelph Mercury and Waterloo Region Record One of the unfortunate realities of Canada's monopolistic health-care system is that some people feel they have no choice but to seek the care they need outside the country. And who can blame them ...

10. Waiting for Health Care: A Terrible and Treatable Disease

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, LaPresse, Whitehorse Daly Star, and Flin Flon Reminder Waiting has become a defining characteristic of the Canadian health care experience. Patients stricken with illness, from mild to serious, must wait their turn for ...