Imagine if Canada provided world-class home care for all Canadians in need

Imagine if Canada’s health-care system budgeted $55 per day for multi-disciplinary care for each and every qualifying patient.

As the Health Accord negotiations approach, Canadians and parliamentarians have rare opportunity envision the kind of public health care system we want, and to work to achieve it. It's time to heed Tommy Douglas' advice and act on it, writes NDP MP Don Davies. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY NDP MP DON DAVIES

June 6, 2016

As Canadians, we rightly take pride in our single-payer medicare model, which provides universal medical and hospital coverage to all residents based on need only, and not ability to pay. Nevertheless, as the health-care needs of our population evolve, so too should the structure of our health ca...

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