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Canadians Are Ready for Health-Care Reform, and It’s Time for Politicians to Get on Board

Canadians Are Ready for Health-Care Reform, and It’s Time for Politicians to Get on Board
An ambulance parked outside Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal on May 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Health-care reform is often considered the “third rail” of Canadian politics—a reference to an electrified line on train tracks best left untouched. However, a new survey suggests that the Canadian public is ready for reform, and it’s time for politicians to get on board.

Bacchus Barua
Bacchus Barua
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Bacchus Barua is an economist at the Fraser Institute.