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1. Before adding new programs, Ottawa should consider what Canadians already pay for health care

   The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year. ...

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. 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. ...

4. Ontario’s ‘delisting’ of medical services underscores ability of provinces to tailor care

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 28, 2019 Premier Doug Ford is in a pinch. The ballooning growth of Ontario’s expected health-care spending is thwarting his plan to balance the budget within five years. A recent report indicated that, in the absence of ...

5. 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 ...

6. Merkel should stand her ground and protect German health care

   As German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives face tough negotiations with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to maintain what has been termed the “grand coalition,” the future of Germany’s health-care system hangs in the balance. In ...

7. Canada should learn from countries that do universal health care differently—and better

   Appeared in the National Post, September 28, 2017 As patients, caregivers and taxpayers, all Canadians care deeply about our health-care system. It’s important to us that the system has the necessary medical resources, is accessible, and delivers high ...

8. Ontario budget includes short-sighted health-care spending promises

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, May 7, 2017 With its recent budget, the Ontario government promised increased health-care spending and “free” prescription drugs. Sadly for Ontarians, these short-sighted feel-good promises will only increase the bill for ...

9. The Sustainability of Health Care Spending in Canada 2017

   Health care is the single largest budget item for every province in Canada, ranging from 34.3 percent of total program spending in Quebec to 43.2 percent in Ontario in 2016. Any changes in the amount spent on health care can have a significant impact on a ...

10. If health care innovation is key, set the provinces free

    Appeared in Toronto Sun, September 6, 2016 In a recent speech to the Canadian Medical Association, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott acknowledged what few politicians seem willing to recognize—Canada’s health-care system is in desperate need of repair ...