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Retired nurse shares patient experiences
Janet Walker, a former nurse and adjunct professor, sat down with SecondStreet.org to discuss her research into what some Canadian patients experienced while they waited for health care.
Janet Walker, a former nurse and adjunct professor, sat down with SecondStreet.org to discuss her research into what some Canadian patients experienced while they waited for health care.
This past December, Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and I drove from Burnaby, B.C. just over the border to a hospital complex in Bellingham (Washington State). We were hoping to talk to Canadians about why they were leaving the country for health care…
Patients should note that the B.C. government and the Canada Health Act have two very different definitions of “extra-billing.”
As health care waiting lists have ballooned in Canada, more and more Canadians have endured pain, suffering and even death.
This policy brief examines some of the economic consequences from waiting lists, notably bringing to light new details on the number of Canadians travelling abroad for health care.
Today SecondStreet.org, a new Canadian think tank, released a health care report showing the number of Canadians leaving the country specifically for health care.
Bruce MacDonald credits a private clinic with saving his life. Now the B.C. government is effectively trying to shut down clinics like the one that helped Bruce.
Big thank you to CKNW’s Lynda Steele for having SecondStreet.org on her show this week to talk about our new health care video…
Here’s an interesting story from the New Brunswick wing of the CBC.
Over the past few months we’ve been doing lots of health care research and have come across a few interesting stories about health care in “communist” China.
“It really upsets me I can’t cuddle my grandchildren or pick them up or look after them even for half an hour … because I can’t chase after them, I can’t move fast…”
We noticed a couple examples of how Ottawa is sending mixed signals when it comes to private health care in Canada.
SecondStreet.org sat down with Jenny McKenzie to discuss her troubles on a waiting list in B.C.