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July 9, 2024
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FINANCIAL POST COLUMN: When Pierre Poilievre knocks on your door, demand health care choice
May 14, 2024
SecondStreet.org President Colin Craig writes in the Financial Post that Pierre Poilievre should listen to Canadians and, if elected, make some changes in health care.
BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER COLUMN – We need to apply new thinking to keeping doctors and nurses in B.C.
July 24, 2023
SecondStreet.org Communications Director Dom Lucyk writes in Business in Vancouver that B.C. should try to retain doctors and nurses within its borders.
REGINA LEADER-POST COLUMN – Convince Saskatchewan Health Care Workers to Stay at Home
June 28, 2023
SecondStreet.org Communications Director Dom Lucyk writes in the Regina Leader-Post that Saskatchewan should try to retain doctors and nurses within its borders.
NATIONAL POST COLUMN: Almost two Canadians in three support medicare choice
December 22, 2022
SecondStreet.org president Colin Craig writes in The National Post that political leaders should consider that a majority of Canadians support health reform.
THE TODD VEINOTTE SHOW: Died on a Waiting List
December 15, 2022
SecondStreet.org spoke with Todd Veinotte about our latest Died on a Waiting List report. Since 2019, we’ve been tracking how many Canadians died while waiting for surgery or a diagnostic scan. Unfortunately, the numbers reached a 4-year high in 2021-22.
REGINA LEADER-POST COLUMN: Saskatchewan People are Ready for a Real Shift in Health Care Delivery
November 22, 2022
Our Dom Lucyk writes in the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon Star Phoenix that Saskatchewan people are ready for health care reform.
The Alex Pierson Show: At Least 2.9 Million Canadians Waiting for Surgery, Scan, Specialist
November 10, 2022
SecondStreet.org spoke with Alex Pierson on 640 Toronto about our new data that shows at least 2.9 million Canadians are waiting for surgery, diagnostic scans, or to see a specialist.
THE MARC PATRONE SHOW: At Least 2.9 Million Canadians Waiting for Surgery, Scan, Specialist
November 9, 2022
SecondStreet.org spoke with Marc Patrone to discuss our new data that shows at least 2.9 million Canadians are on medical waitlists.
The Alex Pierson Show: Canadians Keen for Health Reform
October 27, 2022
SecondStreet.org spoke with Alex Pierson about our new poll on health care reform.
We hired Leger to ask Canadians about four different options for reform: allowing people to pay for care at private clinics, having the government hire private clinics to reduce the surgical backlog, copying an EU policy to reduce waitlists, and making health ministers report how many people died due to long waitlists.
In each case, the majority of respondents were in favour of reform.
GLOBAL NEWS REGINA: New Poll Shows Canadians Keen for Health Reform
October 25, 2022
SecondStreet.org joined Global News Regina to discuss our new poll on health care reform.
We hired Leger to ask Canadians about four different options for reform: allowing people to pay for care at private clinics, having the government hire private clinics to reduce the surgical backlog, copying an EU policy to reduce waitlists, and making health ministers report how many people died due to long waitlists.
In each case, the majority of respondents were in favour of reform.
New Poll: Canadians Keen for Health Reform
October 25, 2022
A new poll commissioned by think tank SecondStreet.org shows that Canadians continue to
show overwhelming support for health reform, including governments hiring private clinics to
reduce surgical backlogs, allowing more choices for patients, copying an EU policy and
increased accountability when it comes to patient deaths due to long waiting lists.
