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.…