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A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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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 MA from Simon Fraser University where he is a PhD candidate. He is the author of over 45 publications on public finance, health services, and the care economy.
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Ça ne va pas : Privatisation des interventions chirurgicales et diagnostiques en Ontario
Si la privatisation constituait une politique saine des soins de santé, alors la preuve appuierait cette orientation—mais ce n’est pas le cas
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Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario
The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy
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Alberta’s U.S.-style health care reforms will increase costs for businesses
The benefits of single-payer medicare are undeniable. Alberta’s reforms upend the economic benefits of public health insurance
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Dynacare workers are standing up to U.S. health care in Manitoba
The private lab—owned by a U.S. corporation—oversaw a relative drop in workers’ wages. Manitoba stepped in on the side of the company.
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New poll shows strong opposition to Alberta’s two-tier health care reforms
This fall, Alberta’s new two-tier health care system takes effect.
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Public versus private health care spending in Canada
Canada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to change
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Alberta ends equal access to medical testing and treatment
New legislative changes are formalizing Alberta’s private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the line
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Why are B.C. nurses on strike?
As pressures mount on nurses’ workloads, the government is forcing them to begin strike actions. Strategic funding to improve the system would resolve the issue.
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With Bill 11, Alberta is creating a two-tier system that will kill public health care
Why is the federal government allowing Alberta to flagrantly violate the Canada Health Act?
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Alberta’s senior care expansion program is a real estate subsidy
Alberta’s Continuing Care Capital Program is shovelling public dollars into private real estate
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Alberta enacts a U.S.-style two-tier health care system
By playing to corporate and surgeon greed, Alberta is undermining the entire Canada Health Act and our public system.
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Improving primary health care access: Lessons from Canada and Scotland
It’s the foundation of the health care system, but the struggle to access primary care across Canada has become acute
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