For A Few Dollars Less
The suggestion that we should offer Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) as a way to save money in what we…
Nursing Old Wounds
Shortage of nurses is among the latest hot topics in Canada right now, but the problem actually goes back at…
Control Matters
In Manitoba, 200 patients need spine surgery. The province has 7 spine surgeons. And yet, the waitlist is years-long. ‘Universal…
Own Goal
Our fanatical commitment to keep out 2-tier healthcare system is giving birth to a 2-tier healthcare system. But it’s hidden…
Measuring Misery
The combined effect of ever-rising healthcare spending AND ever-lengthening wait times is a complex form of misery that, if quantified,…
Canadian Healthcare is NOT Underfunded
Many Canadians are convinced that the shortcomings of our healthcare system are primarily – if not solely - due to…
Canada’s Healthcare Spending Drives Poverty
In 46 years, our healthcare spending went up from $1 out of every $14.29 of GDP to $ 1 out…
Delayed Delivery
The foundational defect in Canada’s universal healthcare system is that its delivery is determined by an administrative process that is…
Bitter Pills
In 2019, some 14.5% of Canadians did not have a family doctor. The widely held belief that Canada has ‘the…
Canada’s Healthcare Crisis
Between 1970 & 2019, the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people in Canada went down from 7.0 to 2.5.…