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Oct 26, 2026
Tyler MeredithHOST
Well, to your point there, Kyle, I hadn't thought of it until you just mentioned it there.
Tyler MeredithHOST
But like, there's maybe a world in which you could build this into kind of like an Ontario version of the Canada Health Act, right? Which is like, here's the set of principles, here's the goal that we're working towards.
Tyler MeredithHOST
And therefore, it is the law of the province that we... that we put into the system the necessary funding and regulatory changes and system planning that's required to reach those goals, whatever those are.
Tyler MeredithHOST
I think she still needs to fill in the detail about what the goals are, right? Whether it is doctors for everyone, it is mental health care for everyone, et cetera, et cetera.
Andrew BevanHOST
that's quite interesting.
Andrew BevanHOST
I think that's good.
Andrew BevanHOST
But, you know, we also know that the Canada Health Act has massive holes through which you can drive... a myriad of trucks through.
Andrew BevanHOST
So I think that on the provincial side, and I think there's obviously a difference between the two jurisdictions, is that the Going back to what you said about something else earlier on, Kyle, the degree to which you have to be granular in these things as a provincial government to actually have an effect and make a difference in the system is something that the federal government doesn't have to worry about so much.
Andrew LonghurstGUEST
And so we see largely that these procedures, um, are coming at no cost to Ontarians.
Andrew LonghurstGUEST
Um, but what the research also uncovers is that it's a very slippery slope because we do have a systemic problem in the province where despite these facilities receiving public dollars to perform those procedures, uh, we have a significant number of these facilities, uh, engaging in unlawful billing of patients directly for services, which is, uh, a-against the provincial legislation and also against the Canada Health Act.
Jeyan JeganathanHOST
All right.
Jeyan JeganathanHOST
Let's look at this graph.
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Andrew LonghurstGUEST
So what it tells us is that despite the argument that Ontarians will never pay out of pocket, we have, um, what is a conservative estimate, because this is a complaint-driven system where patients have to make a complaint about being illegally billed, um, we still see a significant number of, uh, instances where patients are ending up paying out of pocket.
Andrew LonghurstGUEST
And this is precisely the concern when we talk about movement towards a US-style two-tier system where this for-profit sector engages in these practices because at the end of the day, they are looking to maximize their revenue and increase their profit margins.
Andrew LonghurstGUEST
And one of the ways you do that is by taking both public money and by taking, uh, patient dollars directly by billing patients illegally contrary to the Canada Health Act.
Andrew LonghurstGUEST
So the concern is very real.
Alexandra FlynnGUEST
Yeah.
Alexandra FlynnGUEST
You know, there were a lot of kinks to work out in the creation of the Canada Health Act and the federal provincial health accords that now have become what we would all call Medicare.
Alexandra FlynnGUEST
You know, we don't care that it's federal money, X percentage going to which province.
Alexandra FlynnGUEST
We care that we can go to the doctor like I did when I was helping, and I'm more air quotes, my son put together his bed for university education.
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Alexandra FlynnGUEST
And then on the provincial side, so one of the things that I hear the most is, okay, fine, we can build it, but can we operate it? And that's the piece that also needs some attention, right? It's not enough to build supportive housing.
Alexandra FlynnGUEST
We need to have an operating agreement with the province in order to make that happen.
Alexandra FlynnGUEST
And so what needs to happen there, in my view, we need to be thinking a lot more of how to leverage the Canada Health Act to say these are actually health costs.
Mary RoweHOST
Right.
Dennis ModryGUEST
So those five things, but we never did it.
Dennis ModryGUEST
But constitutional change like ending equalization or changing the Canada Health Act, things like that, very consequential issues cannot be handled without leverage.
Dennis ModryGUEST
Why would Ontario and Quebec give up their political and economic power to control the West? Why would they do that? Well, they never
TwosHOST
would.
Darshan MaharajaGUEST
And, you know, health care is under federal law.
Darshan MaharajaGUEST
There is Canada Health Act.
Darshan MaharajaGUEST
So it's again, you know, people, I assume, know how complex it's going to be and how unwieldy it's likely to become.
Kushal MehraHOST
Yeah.
Burton BaileyGUEST
We want cheaper power.
Burton BaileyGUEST
We want to be out of the Canadian Health Act.
Burton BaileyGUEST
We want special benefits.
Burton BaileyGUEST
You know, I think that there's a lot of things... basically just respect of the 25%.
Althia RajGUEST
I think a lot will rest on what happens this evening when Premier Smith addresses the province and the country.
Althia RajGUEST
The Prime Minister had bet big on proving to Alberta that cooperative federalism can work, not just in terms of engaging on the pipeline and rolling back some of the controversial measures under the Trudeau government, you know, the proposed oil and gas cap, the clean electricity regulations, the methane regulations, lowering the, or weakening, I guess you could argue, the industrial carbon price system, and also not engaging on some controversial issues, like using the notwithstanding clause on labour, etc., Bill 11, which is basically a breach of the Canada Health Act.
Althia RajGUEST
So I'm not sure that this gives him kind of clear roadway to do whatever he would like.
Althia RajGUEST
I think the prime minister must still very much be focused on Alberta.
Kathleen WynneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But it has been a very interesting, you know, it was neat to hear the former deputy leader talk about the kind of the federal role versus his role in sort of driving the bus, because Ottawa has in the last few days, we've seen the prime minister do the get out the vote argument, but he has spent the past year and change doing the persuasive argument both in terms of the policy issues, like indicating that he wouldn't go forward with the oil and gas cap, delaying the methane regulations, getting rid of clean electricity regulations, but also on where he chose not to say anything.
Kathleen WynneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
On Bill 11, for example, which is a breach of the Canada Health Act, or the notwithstanding clause when it came to the labor bill for schools.
Kathleen WynneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So it has been an interesting strategy that I think sets kind of the tone for how he may deal with other provinces, and I'm thinking of the new PQ government in Quebec.
Kathleen WynneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sure.
Josh DehaasGUEST
It's the federal government constantly stepping in and taking over areas that they're not supposed to be in constitutionally.
Josh DehaasGUEST
This sort of goes back to the Canada Health Act, right? It says we'll fund health care up to a certain amount.
Josh DehaasGUEST
Originally, it was supposed to be 50-50, and the 50 became 45, and then it became 40, and then it became 35.
Josh DehaasGUEST
I don't know where we're at today, but it's certainly not 50-50.
Sean WhatleyHOST
So we're going to talk about the Camby case.
Sean WhatleyHOST
We're not going to talk about anything that you just said because every single sentence is so exciting.
Sean WhatleyHOST
I want to jump in with the Canada Health Act and percentage payment and 50-50 splits and how we got there.
Sean WhatleyHOST
Well, we're not going to talk about that.
Derek BlackadderCORRESPONDENT
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Derek BlackadderCORRESPONDENT
The CFNU's, that's the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union's, ongoing campaign to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act and stop the rush to private for-profit health care And the launch of yet another campaign by public sector workers who are facing increasing levels of workplace violence.
Derek BlackadderCORRESPONDENT
This time it's the CSQ, that's the Centrale des Sans-Codes Québec, taking the lead.
Derek BlackadderCORRESPONDENT
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