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Andrew Longhurst
Andrew Longhurst is a senior researcher and political economist, with a focus on health policy, at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He holds an M.A. from Simon Fraser University where he is also a doctoral candidate. His work has been published in academic journals and by research institutes, including Canadian Journal on Aging, Political Geography, the CCPA, and the Parkland Institute. His commentaries appear regularly in news media across the country.
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Public funding for B.C.’s private schools is indefensible
Public school funding, as a share of GDP, is declining. Why is the provincial government still funding private schools?
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The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again
On April 13, the Alberta government introduced legislation to become the first province that creates a “me first” legal framework for patients to pay privately…
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Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary
$3 billion dollar funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians
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The 2026 Ontario budget neglects core provincial responsibilities
The 2026 budget fails to address the core responsibilities of provincial governments.
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Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?
Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.
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Deaths following paid-plasma donations demand inquiry
Two Winnipeg deaths following paid-plasma donations at for-profit centres give urgency to provincial and federal responses
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Provincial budget does little to address Alberta health care chaos
Following decade of hospital cuts and privatization, Alberta is blaming the system’s failures on immigrants
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B.C. budget’s hidden austerity and tax increases put fiscal burden on low-income households
BC’s Finance Minister says “this is not an austerity budget.” Let’s look at the numbers and see for ourselves.
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Fact check: Alberta’s new two-tier system is not “European” health care
The Alberta government is engaged in the most significant challenge to single-payer health care in Canada since the creation of public medicare
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Seniors’ care needs a boost in the BC budget
Private-pay long-term care in BC is growing faster than public care—and it’s costing seniors and their families
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BC residents have shrinking access to family doctors, despite more doctors
Primary care access is declining in BC. With a new provincial budget on the way, how has spending on doctors affected it?
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The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care
Alberta’s two-tier health care legislation ends single-payer public health care and puts Canadian medicare at risk
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