Shocking Lack of Details on Cost of Electric Car Push
November 22, 2023
How much will the federal government’s push for electric cars cost you? A new report from SecondStreet.org discovered that nobody seems to know.
Category: News Releases
Poll: Canadians Want Reimbursement for Surgery Abroad
November 1, 2023
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that an overwhelming majority of Canadians want the option of reimbursements for surgery abroad.
More Canadian Health Workers Licensed in the U.S.
September 21, 2023
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that over 18,000 Canadian health care workers are licensed to work in just 14 states.
Financial Incentives Could Improve Patient Health
August 23, 2023
A new study from SecondStreet.org shows that governments could potentially improve patients’ health and save taxpayer dollars by trying out a number of different financial incentives for healthy living.
Ontario Waiting List Deaths Jump
August 15, 2023
SecondStreet.org released new Ontario Health data today that shows the number of patients who died while waiting for surgery in 2022-23 is up 49% since the previous year. The same data shows diagnostic scan waiting list deaths are up 27% year-over-year and cardiac surgical waiting list deaths are up 17%.
U.S. Attracting Thousands of Canadian Health Workers
June 20, 2023
New data obtained by SecondStreet.org shows that nearly 10,000 Canadian doctors and nurses have active licenses to work in U.S. border states.
Data Suggests Progress on Health Care Waitlists
May 17, 2023
New data obtained by SecondStreet.org appears to show progress on reducing health care waitlists in some parts of Canada.
POLL: Public Schools Headed in Wrong Direction
May 11, 2023
A new poll commissioned by SecondStreet.org shows that the majority of Canadians think public schools are headed in the wrong direction.
Nearly 2,000 Ontario Nurses Work in Michigan
April 19, 2023
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that nearly 2,000 nurses who live in Ontario work in Michigan.
This data, along with survey responses from those nurses, could be helpful to Canadian hospitals and clinics looking to hire more staff.
Supreme Court Health Care Decision Will Hurt Patients
April 6, 2023
SecondStreet.org reacts to a decision from the Supreme Court of Canada to not listen to a case that could have given Canadians the right to pay for private health care.
Governments in the Dark on Patient Suffering
April 4, 2023
A new report from SecondStreet.org shows that no provinces are tracking or analyzing patient suffering or worsening conditions due to long medical waitlists.
Updated Figures: Died on a Waiting List
March 2, 2023
SecondStreet.org has released newly obtained data from Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta on patients who died on a waiting list in 2021-22.
