Privatization is the process of transferring governmental control and ownership of a service or industry to a privately owned business.
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@9XCL7LD6mos6MO
Even though a free healthcare system is great, it is far to overcrowded now and doesn't work. It's like the government is just wasting all of the money somehow. There should be less privatization of these services, however more money should be spent on new hospitals that accept cash in exchange for faster service.
@9VVJGFWConservative6mos6MO
Hard question. Profiting off of health care seems wrong, which would be the goal of private practice. However, this may increase competition and overall reduce end user cost.
@9V9R5P2Conservative7mos7MO
I think we should n privatize more healthcare system because lots of Doctors are leaving Canada due less pay by the government
@9TWK4RLConservative7mos7MO
I feel that there should be government funding, but the option to have privatized healthcare as well.
@9TGC77M7mos7MO
right now there are more benefits to having privatized health care ( ex. Dino care, helps their employment more and has a stable system set, which is more beneficial for both the puplic and the members of emplyment, vs Alberta Health care, cares less about the pateints).
@9TGBW8CConservative7mos7MO
There should be a balance between private and public healthcare. The health care system should give more autonomy to its doctors.
@9RVGGSKConservative8mos8MO
The government should make sure that Canadians use what ever form of healthcare they feel comfortable using. Make sure that we have a strong public healthcare system and also make sure that private options are available to those who want to use them.
@9QV4KY29mos9MO
More but private having to accept the social insurance card while receiving what it costs in the public service for the same act/service
@9VY5FM6Conservative6mos6MO
The system needs an over haul and the gov't should investigate other types of healthcare offered throughout the world and determine what would Canadians benefit from...then allow the people to decide after providing information.
@9VG7P4VConservative6mos6MO
More into Life saving and less into personal alterations. Example, Epi pens should be covered but medical assisted transitioning should be a personal cost much like a plastic surgeries.
@9T6MWLTConservative7mos7MO
There should always be a a privatized sector in health care, privatized sector will bring out new tech, new medicine. However it should never replace general health care system there is a lot of people in US struggling between different types of health care system.
@9M6VW3YConservative11mos11MO
There are too many bosses and managers making big salaries to do very little. Start cutting from the top. Take the politicians completely out of health care.
@9LWTP72Conservative 12mos12MO
The entire healthcare system needs severe reformation. My home town of Prince Rupert has started losing physicians at an alarming rate.
@9LMT648Conservative12mos12MO
The system should reflect Quebec's decision in Chaoulli v Quebec where patients should have the right to seek timely care and use private insurance if their lives depend on it - otherwise the public system should prevail
@9JQK37WConservative1yr1Y
there should be privatization of somesort, but public healthcare should be the priority. Privatization for people who don't want loing wait times, and public for affordable healthcare.
@9JL9XYZConservative1yr1Y
I think a cool idea is to combine all medical institutions into one big company that would be a branch of government so the hospitals don’t have to pay tax lowering fees and tax burden. And then any company that over priced their medical services or drugs can be forced to lower prices or be outright confiscated then forcefully lower the price to lower fees then send out the company on the stock market so that something like that can’t happen to the company again. Just an idea I came up with.
@9HX764P1yr1Y
More, but don't take away from public healthcare. Only allow privatization to decrease wait times for people who can afford treatment.
@9HHC8RDConservative1yr1Y
If we lowered taxes by 50% and people got to keep their money, I would say privatize it. But if the government is going to continue to keep the high tax rates AND make us pay for healthcare out of pocket, then no.
@9G6BWXGConservative2yrs2Y
There should be the choice to choose which you want but there should only a certain amount of places open and workers aloud to work there to protect hospitals and emergency rooms
@9FR2W9PConservative2yrs2Y
It is not necessarily a 'more or less' situation. It is almost entirely driven by invested and special interests. How would ypu propose a conversation related to this without those interests applying the most money and thus the most strident opposition to this undertaking.
@9FKMM2T2yrs2Y
More government subsidization
@9FB68RG2yrs2Y
More, a two-tiered system would benefit everyone.
@9F8VWNDConservative2yrs2Y
Only some for rich people who can afford it
@9FN3JWB 2yrs2Y
The government should make 70 percents of health care public but with fast services and 30 percent private with less money
@9D8647BConservative2yrs2Y
Mixture of private and public Healthcare
@964SF29Conservative3yrs3Y
less but public healthcare systems should be improved (i.e more doctors, better services)
@959HJZ63yrs3Y
There should be both private and public healthcare.
@958PWBN3yrs3Y
Keep Our System The Same But Give The Opportunity For Privatised Healthcare For Those Who Can Afford It
@9388XWJ3yrs3Y
let provinces decide and for comunities to opt out if they dont use it
People with bad diseases should be prioritized
@8YDBV8WConservative3yrs3Y
Add the option to pay to receive treatment faster
@8WQV464Conservative3yrs3Y
only if people got got covid 19 for antae vaccinating(less)
@8VTH8SDConservative4yrs4Y
I think that we should create a private option to those who can pay for it, and make it easier for those who can’t in the public system.
@8VRTYGR4yrs4Y
We should stop paying for junkies drugs
@8VQKZCLConservative4yrs4Y
I beleive that we should have more private options for when you need to take care of something that the current system can't keep up with.
@8VNYD9DConservative4yrs4Y
Both systems should exist. There should be some private hospitals created beside government ones. Without losing the quality of the government ones.
@8VMP336Conservative4yrs4Y
More but continue to fund public health and support our health care workers while still allowing for Canadians to seek health care privately and encourage private innovation
@8VLT9FK4yrs4Y
There should be a two tier system public/private
@8VLDTT3Conservative4yrs4Y
Have more public added. But have private as option to
@8VJGXSJConservative4yrs4Y
More and more public funding
@8VCBZW34yrs4Y
Funding should stay the same but allow people to pay to add funding to the public side
@8VBRG8WConservative4yrs4Y
Less but if willing to pay for whatever you need to get checked out you can do so.
@8VBL9V74yrs4Y
There should be some privatization for people who want it so Canadians don't feel the need to go to the USA for healthcare in order to see a doctor quickly.
@8VB7VJSConservative4yrs4Y
The government should open specialized hospitals that would operate as private hospitals to see how it would effect the industry before privatization
@8V8H4N3Conservative4yrs4Y
current system - with way more funding to bring canada onto the world map of health care and options for private too
@8V6FCJJConservative4yrs4Y
More, and privatize the entire operation of the healthcare industry but paid for by gov't
@8V5HTCYConservative4yrs4Y
More, giving options for people willing to pay more. Opening up space for public healthcare.
@8V45ST44yrs4Y
Leave private clinics to the market and the public to the people's taxes
@8V2QZ84Conservative4yrs4Y
Allowed for two system to exist if the private system works then it can function on its own with out government funds and must meet or exceed the public systems standards
@8TYTHJLConservative4yrs4Y
We should adopt a hybrid private public system. Without reducing the public system we should allow private to supplement where their is demand.
@8TX4X5TConservative4yrs4Y
More. The people who have the money to take advantage of it, in theory, should lower the burden on public health. Also it leave an option for people who are in dire need of surgery
@8TWT6YM4yrs4Y
More, but no more than what's available through the public system (e.g., 2 private hospitals and 2 public hospitals)
@8TWHGQP4yrs4Y
If anyone wishes for a private office they keep the private sector to themself while public need more inventive to bring the quality up and reduce wait times
@8TW3Y8YConservative4yrs4Y
End medical tourism. Less middle men and no prioritizing foreigners over Canadians for med care.
@8TVGHFLConservative4yrs4Y
There should be the option for those that wish to pay for more private healthcare to do so.
@8TR3RKRConservative4yrs4Y
More, but the current public and private option’s access and availability should be expanded.
@8T48MSHConservative4yrs4Y
There should be an option for both privatized, but government funded should remain the primary source of healthcare.
@8T2JMQN4yrs4Y
You perfer 50/50 split between private and non private.
@8SP4VS94yrs4Y
Privatization should occur, and the government should mandate insurance for all citizens.
@8S8T75KConservative4yrs4Y
The current health system is good but would be better if you could get examined faster.
@8S7C3N6Conservative4yrs4Y
Canadians should have the option of privatized Healthcare if they choose, but public Healthcare should still remain avaliable to those who can't afford private.
@8S4WJ38Conservative4yrs4Y
More, But only for serious conditions and injuries. Smaller conditions and injuries should be subsidized to a lesser degree
@8RL47CS4yrs4Y
Socialized medicine is here to stay. But we need to put controls on salaries and benefits of CEO's of hospitals. Each province is responsible for health care of it's own province. Stop charging people for parking who are there to see loved ones, appointments, etc. It is part of the hospital property.
@8RCDY7VConservative4yrs4Y
Should have mixed. Private and government fund for each hospital.
@8QT6FBLConservative4yrs4Y
I think there should be both public and private
@8QRW5Q2Conservative4yrs4Y
I believe that we are good for where we are right now
@8QR8P39Conservative4yrs4Y
I don't really know the answer
@8QQZPGVConservative4yrs4Y
There should be less privatization as it is a basic human right to healthcare, and with privatization of healthcare services, there are fewer people able to afford their basic human necessities.
@8PYQPWZConservative4yrs4Y
Should be options for both public and private.
@8NW3K9HConservative4yrs4Y
We Need To Give Our Outdated Healthcare System A Serious Upgrade So It’s More Efficient & Is Less Of A Burden To Taypayers.
@8KPSZNPConservative4yrs4Y
Should be able to have some privatization and public. Mixed use
@8KK97P9Conservative4yrs4Y
More, we should implement a two-tier healthcare system
@8JGRQCY4yrs4Y
More, we need a two tier system - public and private options.
@8H987QPConservative5yrs5Y
Yes, maybe, but it should not collide with public health care.
@8D6XDW5Conservative5yrs5Y
There shouldn’t be any because companies only care about money, they would be corrupt.
@9CM4BPY2yrs2Y
There should be an option for someone to either go to a private hospital or a public one
@9CM32Z52yrs2Y
More privatization to a point in order to have equal access to healthcare.
@9B9YJHCConservative2yrs2Y
More, I believe that the best scenario would be to have public healthcare as we do now, with the addition of private services for those that want to pay for better and faster service
@9B43CBN2yrs2Y
A mixed health care system is best
@9955BP8Conservative2yrs2Y
Less, there should be more expert advisors to reduce redundancies and unwise healthcare decisions
@98G2P2ZConservative2yrs2Y
less, too much money is spent on administration and very little is making it down to the public.
@98F7NBY2yrs2Y
more, but not for everything, only serious cases
@986BZ752yrs2Y
less unless it is extreme than they should be prioritized
@96ZCMKSConservative2yrs2Y
Should be a blend of both
@94BCJHRConservative3yrs3Y
More, but ensure that it is working within our universal system
@8V6HDV5Conservative4yrs4Y
More, and less government regulation
@8Q2GZNDConservative4yrs4Y
Essential Medical care should be government-funded, but non-essential medical care should not
@8PRN9D54yrs4Y
I am satisfied with the balance. But for the people who are not privatized then healthcare should be more efficient so that people won't get worse from their diseases.
@8M8G7GM4yrs4Y
Have privitization, but have the government have support for people in need
@8FV86MD5yrs5Y
A hybrid system with both private and public health care
@92SBLVXConservative3yrs3Y
People should be able to spend their own money on health services if they choose, they can do the same with almost anything else.
@8ZX3GXZConservative3yrs3Y
The should be a mixed system
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