Commentary
For the second time in as many months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has surprised me on the national health-care file, and in a positive way. The health-care system has been well-established as a sacred cow in Canadian politics. Many politicians will decry the state of health care in the nation, but few will dare to muse about changing the system itself. Trudeau hasn’t exactly been an advocate for systemic health-care reform, yet he has been signalling that he is receptive to supporting it.
During a year-end CBC interview with Rosemary Barton last December Trudeau said: “If I were to send people all the money they need in the provinces, there is no guarantee that folks would be waiting less time in the hospitals. There is no point putting more money into a broken system.”…