POLICY BRIEF: High Demand for Private Health Insurance in Canada
March 5, 2025
A new SecondStreet.org report shows that Canadians are interesting in learning more about or buying private health insurance.
Category: Policy Brief
POLICY BRIEF: Died on a Waiting List (2023-24 Edition)
January 15, 2025
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that more Canadians continue to die on health care waitlists.
POLICY BRIEF: Examining Cardiac Waiting List Deaths in Ontario
November 18, 2024
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that Ontario patients are dying while waiting for heart surgery, examines the data, and projects where the numbers will be if there is no policy change.
POLICY BRIEF: Another Poll Shows Canadians Want Health Reform
November 4, 2024
A new SecondStreet.org poll once again shows that Canadians are hungry for health reform, while also shedding light on a big problem with the system.
POLICY BRIEF: Can Cross-Border Healthcare Be the Safety Valve for Waiting Lists in Canada?
September 11, 2024
A new MEI and SecondStreet.org report examines the European Union’s Cross-Border Directive and how it could help Canadian patients get care more quickly.
Policy Brief: Investigating the Chinese Government’s Harassment of Chinese-Canadians
August 26, 2024
A new SecondStreet.org report shares stories from Canadians who have been harassed and targeted by the Chinese government.
POLICY BRIEF: A Look at Canadians’ Concerns with the K-12 School System
May 21, 2024
A new SecondStreet.org poll shows that a majority of Canadians think the public school system is headed in the wrong direction, and explores why.
POLICY BRIEF: Died on a Waiting List (2022-23 Edition)
December 6, 2023
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that waiting list deaths are at a five-year high in Canada.
POLICY BRIEF: Shocking Lack of Details on Cost of Electric Car Mandate
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.
POLICY BRIEF: Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Reimbursements for Surgery Abroad
November 1, 2023
New research from SecondStreet.org shows that Canadians are overwhelmingly in favour of reimbursements for surgery abroad.
POLICY BRIEF: 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.
POLICY BRIEF: Thousands of Health Care Workers Leaving Canada’s System
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.
