Just an immediate "#### no" to any more privatization of healthcare. Pretending that's the only solution is insane. People might not like to hear it, but yes, a major issue is funding. You know what would decrease wait times? More hospitals would be great, but the ability to fully staff the ones we have would be a good start. the Canada Health Transfer used to increase by 6% a year, that has gone down in recent years.
The Feds are supposed to table an offer to the Premiers on Tuesday, so we'll just have to see. But just like the 2017 deal for mental health money, it's going to come with strings attached. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, but until we know what those strings are, who's to say
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