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OP-ED: Rationing is built into the Canadian health care system

"Long waits and service shortages are not accidents. They are the predictable result of a single-payer system that limits access."

Feb 14, 2026
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Author: Lee Harding

Long wait lists, emergency room closures, and a growing shortage of doctors are now routine across Canada. Opposition parties, including in my own province, use health care as a political weapon, blaming staffing shortages on underfunding. Meanwhile, premiers and provincial health ministers blame Ottawa to excuse th…

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