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.
Category: News Releases
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.
New Data Shows 3.2 Million Canadians on Waitlists
January 30, 2023
The latest government data obtained by SecondStreet.org shows that 3.2 million Canadians are waiting for surgery, a diagnostic scan, or to see a specialist
Waiting List Deaths on the Rise in Saskatchewan
January 25, 2023
Government data obtained by SecondStreet.org shows that 343 Saskatchewan patients died while waiting for surgery in 2021-22, a 23% increase over the previous year
Public Supports Ontario Private Surgery Approach
January 16, 2023
SecondStreet.org is responding to the Ontario government’s decision to partner with more private clinics to help reduce the surgical backlog.
Waiting List Deaths Hit Four-Year High
December 13, 2022
SecondStreet.org has released its annual Died on a Waiting List report for 2021-22.
Once again, a troubling trend continues: more people are dying while waiting for surgery or diagnostic scans.
Canada Could Displace Half of Russian Energy
November 22, 2022
We released new analysis that examines just how much
of Russia’s oil and natural gas exports Canada could displace.
Over the long term, we could replace about half of Russian energy.
2.9 Million Canadians Waiting for Surgery, Scan, Specialist
November 9, 2022
SecondStreet.org has released data obtained from provincial governments that shows at least 2.9 million Canadians are on waitlists for surgery, diagnostics, or to see a medical specialist.
