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Researchers say prevailing theme of survey is ‘broken’ health-care system pushing physicians to the brink Lauren Pelley CBC News Posted: Jul 27, 2026 Dr. Kaitlin Stockton has watched far too many patients suffer in overflowing emergency departments. The Vancouver-based physician has given patients she just met a cancer diagnosis, with little privacy in the middle of...
Privatized healthcare reduces what should be a shared social risk to an individual burden, writes Sara Black McCulloch. July 3, 2026 By Sara Black McCulloch, Contributor Toronto Star In the American imagination, Canada’s medical system is aspirational. But people living in Canada know the distance from that pedestal to the floor. Our lived experiences have grounded those expectations. The...
By Spencer Van Dyk CTV News Published: June 02, 2026 With concerns about long wait times and staffing shortages, more than nine in 10 Canadians want to see widespread health-care system changes, according to a new survey by Nanos Research for the consulting firm Santis Health. According to Nanos Research, key findings from the survey include 91 per cent of respondents saying the...
Majority of Ontario hospitals are also forecasting budget deficits, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Tina Yazdani May 11, 2026 The Trillium The Ford government says it is addressing capacity pressures inside hospitals, even as a new report finds a dramatic increase in emergency department wait times is putting patients at risk. The new research...
Danyaal Raza, MD Broadbent Institute Progress Summit March 5 2026 Canadians often talk about universal health care as a defining feature of our nation – something that fundamentally differentiates us from our neighbours south of the border. Across Canada, however, the foundations of universal health care have eroded under a combination of underfunding, privatization, and policy choices...
Ambulance offload times at local hospitals better than they’ve ever been, said paramedic services chief John Riches. March 19, 2026 By Bill Jackson, Waterloo Region Record Reporter Emergency ambulance availability in Waterloo Region has improved dramatically, with one “Code Zero” event recorded during the last nine months of 2025. This single instance brought the year-to-date...
