The poll is in: Albertans don’t want two-tier health care
Eighty-six per cent still see universal care based on need, not ability to pay, as a core Canadian value
Read MorePosted by Andrew Longhurst | Aug 26, 2026
Eighty-six per cent still see universal care based on need, not ability to pay, as a core Canadian value
Read MorePosted by Andrew Longhurst and Paul Parks | Jun 29, 2026
By allowing surgeons to work in both the public and private systems, Bill 11 could divert scarce health-care workers, lengthen wait times and weaken Canada’s principle of care based on need rather than ability to pay
Read MorePosted by Andrew Longhurst | Jun 10, 2026
It’s time to stop paying for failure and start funding real, team-based primary care
Read MorePosted by Andrew Longhurst | May 25, 2026
Emergency room wait-times surge as Ontario hospital funding crisis deepens
Read MorePosted by Andrew Longhurst | Mar 11, 2026
The moment doctors can bill both the public and private systems, the public one starts to lose
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