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B.C. can tackle health-care wait times by learning from more successful universal systems

According to the province’s official figures, at least 88,300 patients continue to languish on surgical wait lists.


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Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough

Albertans waited 32.1 weeks for medically necessary treatment—6.5 weeks longer than the Canadian average.


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Campaign fearmongering on health care ignores experiences of other universal care countries
Last year, 62 per cent of patients in Canada waited more than four months for a specialist appointment compared to 31 per cent in the Netherlands.

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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.