Canada’s health system has an accountability problem

An accountability mechanism would ensure that health dollars are effectively spent, and that governments achieve the necessary outcomes to ensure Canadians are getting the care that they deserve.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland. Canada needs a chief health accountability officer mandated to monitor and report publicly on the implementation of intergovernmental health agreements, writes Dr. Joss Reimer.

Governments spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars every year on our country’s public health-care system. Health spending in 2023 was expected to reach $344-billion, about $8,740 per Canadian. That's a lot of money for a health system that is failing to meet the ne...

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