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Colleen M Flood1, Bryan Thomas2, Kelli White3
1Professor and University Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, Director, Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
Abstract:
Canada's single-payer healthcare system is at a critical crossroads. A legal challenge underway in British Columbia alleges that legislative restrictions on privately financed care infringe the right to "life, liberty and security" guaranteed under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The greatest challenge for the court will be comparing healthcare systems across disparate jurisdictions, with the future of single-tier healthcare system hanging in the balance. If successful, the case may require a major overhaul of Canada's single-payer system - a perilous task politically, if history is any guide, and this may be the system's undoing.
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