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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. Nova Scotia can improve health care without breaking the bank

    Since 1999, the provincial government increased health-care spending by more than 78 per cent. ...

  3. 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. ...

  4. Provinces should ask for more health-care freedom—not more money

    Canada already ranked among the highest health-care spenders in the world before the pandemic. ...

  5. 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. ...

  6. Non-COVID patients pay price for health-care backlogs

    According to the Quebec government, an estimated 140,000 patients are waiting for surgery in the province. ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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. ...

  9. 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, ...

  10. New poll exposes key problems with any national pharmacare plan

    Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost. ...