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Big questions for Canada: Wait times, pharmacare, and the future of Medicare

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Canada
Started April 17, 2026

Is Canadian universal healthcare still delivering on its founding promise?

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Focus on federal funding, provincial delivery, and access.

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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Federal health transfers to provinces should be substantially increased with accountability strings attached.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Dental care and vision care should be included in universal public coverage, as they are in most comparable countries.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
A national pharmacare programme covering all Canadians is long overdue and fiscally affordable.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Private surgical clinics operating alongside the public system violate the Canada Health Act's prohibition on extra-billing.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Canada's universal healthcare system is chronically underfunded and requires major new sustained public investment.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Canada should establish a national long-term care strategy with legally binding minimum standards and sustained federal funding.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Canada's mental health system is so severely underfunded that it constitutes a public health emergency.
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