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The court case challenging Canada’s public healthcare

The court case challenging Canada’s public healthcare


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On Friday, BC’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that access to medical care should be based on need and not the ability to pay. The court sided with the BC government’s argument that allowing private care would endanger the public system. For 13 years, orthopedic surgeon and president of Cambie Surgery, Brian Day has argued that patients should have the right to

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