Well, the concern usually comes when provincial governments say vague things about "allowing more private care" without specifying what they mean. The big issue with the Supreme Court decision was that it opened the door for people to buy supplementary (private) coverage if they weren't getting timely care, which in theory could lead to two-tier health care (good speedy care for the rich, slow crappy care for the poor, doctors and other providers sucked out of the public system because they can make more in the private system), which violates the universality principle of the Canada Health Act. And probably the accessibility one too, actually.
But no, there's certainly no move (well, except on the lunatic fringe) to privatize the whole industry.
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Date: 2006-03-03 07:03 pm (UTC)But no, there's certainly no move (well, except on the lunatic fringe) to privatize the whole industry.