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1Emeritus Professor of Rural Health, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, Founding Dean Emeritus, NOSM University, Sudbury, ON.
Abstract:
Leslie et al.'s (2022) article caused me to reflect on the complexities and contradictions that are Canada. Healthcare in Canada is a hodgepodge of different health systems all assembled under the umbrella of the Canada Health Act (1985). Canadians expect medicare to deliver high-quality healthcare close to home wherever they live. For this aspiration to become a reality, there needs to be a single pan-Canadian health system focussed on the health needs of the populations being served. This socially accountable healthcare system is likely to be achieved only if there is a chorus of support across Canada for meaningful pan-Canadian health reforms.
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