Marchi: Canada needs a joint federal-provincial commission on health care

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Marchi: Canada needs a joint federal-provincial commission on health care
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The study, looking at all aspects of health, must be set up by both levels of government agreeing together to let the experts do their work.

Our approach has been lauded for its egalitarianism. All Canadians, including landed residents, regardless of the size of their wallets, are entitled to “free” medical services.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.

There is no denying that our health-care system is sick. That is precisely why the first ministers met recently. The prime minister tabled a new funding proposal, but most premiers dismissed it as not enough. Then, they predictably accepted the offer. They weren’t about to leave $46 billion of new monies on the table. Some premiers framed it as a down payment.

I believe we should establish a joint federal-provincial commission to tackle all the issues that plague our health system. Have the first ministers meet again soon to agree on its membership and mandate, then hands off until the report is issued.Article content The examination must therefore be a holistic diagnosis. It also means that we should not protect any “sacred cows” before the first meeting is gavelled to order, something the previous investigations failed to do. Let’s put all the issues on the table, just as other countries like Spain, France, Switzerland and Singapore have done, when it comes to a two-tier health system, for example. In those jurisdictions, people are not jumping the queue, as much as they are jumping out of the public queue.

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