: Columnist André Picard’s points to an ongoing problem that deserves to be addressed honestly.
Care isn’t care if it isn’t there for people when and where they need it. Right now, Canadians are struggling to access health services. Barely half of those surveyed in a recent Abacus Data poll say the health system is functioning well enough to meet their needs. No one player in this – not government, not practitioners, not the private sector – has the solution alone. Collaborating on how to better deliver care is going to get us closer to equitable health care in Canada.Stephen Frank President and CEO, Canadian Life and Health Insurance AssociationShe sent a generic dear-client e-mail announcing that she was closing her practice. So I joined the 6.
“Private” seems to actually mean being able to book appointments with a physician who knows me and my medical history. I now pay for my physician out of necessity. For me, this is not “boutique” medicine nor is it queue-jumping – it is getting access to what the Health Minister himself calls “medically necessary” services.
Given the dire shortage of medical professionals, perhaps he should claw back funding to all provinces that allow physicians to maintain closed client lists. That way, all Canadians could queue up and suffer equally.
'past top aide to Harper, Jenni Byrne, called into question Johnston's judgement, pointing to his work on the debates commission.' 'What are the odds he concludes there doesn't need to be a public inquiry?' This response was expected. How very Trumpish of her.