OP-ED: Why healthcare can’t be governed by politics
"Illness doesn’t wait for budgets to pass, mandates to change, or governments to turn over. But healthcare delivery in Canada is repeatedly shaped by those cycles."
Author: Ingrid Gahsner
Every election cycle in Canada, healthcare returns to the centre of political debate. Provinces campaign on promises to reduce wait times, expand services, recruit staff, or fix a system under strain. Federally, parties pledge new funding, targeted agreements, and renewed commitments to universal care.
And yet, wi…
