Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best use.

As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DOREEN BARRIE

February 6, 2023

CALGARY—At last, a recognition that Canadian citizens have a stake in the health-care system! After decades of federal-provincial squabbling over funding, a report from the Public Policy Forum entitled Taking Back Health Care: How to Accelerate People-Centred Care Now

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