http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories
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Four of the court's seven judges involved in the decision concluded that:
* wait times in the province have grown too long;
* and denying patients the right to seek private health care insurance violates Quebec's charter of rights.
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Dr. Albert Schumacher, president of the Canadian Medical Association, says the ruling could "fundamentally change the very foundations of medicare as we now know it.''
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Thursday's ruling means that Quebecers can now sidestep waiting lists by paying for faster medical treatment -- at least until a new law is created.
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I wonder what the reaction of the Federal Liberals will be in response to this. We've seen that they enjoy allowing the Supreme Court to dictate laws to them in the past, but somehow I don't think they'll do it this time.