ViewpointsOpinionAre We All Socialists When It Comes to Medicare?SavePrintLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a health-care announcement while campaigning in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sept. 23, 2019. The Canadian Press/Ryan RemiorzShawn Whatley, MD12/9/2019|Updated: 1/7/2020CommentaryPoliticians have chased the medicare merry-go-round for decades. Each party pours on money or passes new legislation.Share this articleLeave a commentShawn Whatley, MDAuthorShawn Whatley is a practicing physician, author of “When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing,” and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He is also a past president of the Ontario Medical Association.Author’s Selected ArticlesShawn Whatley: How Danielle Smith Could Transform Health CareJun 15, 2023Opinion: We've Lost Touch With Reality and What Matters, but We Can Work to Reverse ItDec 11, 2022Opinion: Have We Reached the Limits of Liberalism?Nov 18, 2022Opinion: The Only Rational Response to Truckers’ Freedom ConvoyFeb 07, 2022Related TopicsMedicaresocialismfree health care