Canada’s health-care crisis is fuelled by too little public spending, not too much

The federal government must substantially increase public health-care funding, financed by a fairer tax system that asks more from those who can most afford it.
Mark Carney
During last year's election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged $1.4-billion for family medicine, but there was no money allocated in his first federal budget, writes Danyaal Raza.

Canada's health-care crisis isn't caused by spending too much on public care. It is caused by spending too little. While Canadians struggle to find a family doctor and crowd emergency departments, the federal government is underfunding—even cutting—care, while reducing i...

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