Recent data from a Regina-based think tank shows that roughly one in eight Canadians are currently waiting for healthcare services across the country.

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    10 months ago

    The article uses data from the libertarian extremist group The Fraser Institute.

    Therefore it’s not real and isn’t an issue.

    They want compete privatization and deregulation.

    Fact is that the wait list system works. It’s based on need. If you need surgery, you get bumped up the list, up to the top as need requires.

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      10 months ago

      Trash source indeed but it is for sure an issue, at least here on Vancouver Island it is

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      There will always be people waiting for surgery. It is always scheduled out ahead of time. Even if there was enough doctors to do it immediately in all cases they would schedule them because it takes some time to plan pre and post care for the patient.