@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHealthcare10yrs ago

Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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Provincial, but with federal funding and regulated standards

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 @3QJ4DQGfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Provincial, but with a public/ private hybrid model.

 @B4N2F7Dfrom Alberta  answered…7 days7D

Both, and both should have streams of federal & provincial funding. No privatization of our healthcare system.

 @B3QNMWTfrom Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

If the federal government is sending money they should be entitled to speak on how the province is spending it. Privatization is the doom of all citizens. Healthcare should never be about making profit.

 @B35Q7K5answered…2mos2MO

Stay provincial so poor federal leadership can't destroy it without obvious imbalance being evident. Provinces should be obliged to put federal tax dollars provided for healthcare, INTO healthcare without exception. Absolutely NO to privatization!

 @9H6GJSNfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Both should work together to ensure higher standards, better way of pay, and equality within the healthcare system.

 @9T3VJQSfrom Ontario  answered…8mos8MO

I prefer a hybrid system where certain aspects of healthcare should be handled provincially, with Federal oversight to ensure there is regulation to not privatize our system. Healthcare should be a right not a privilege. I think a country's government should be responsible for ensuring our most vulnerable citizens are taken care of.

 @9SSQ8P6from Alberta  answered…8mos8MO

It should be shared with many checks and balances to make sure neither one has the ability to dismantle or change it. No privatization and a lot of accountability from both the feds and the provincial govt. Whent he feds send money it should all go to Healthcare!

 @9G5PNCKfrom Saskatchewan  answered…2yrs2Y

Both especially for “Status Indians” who fall through the cracks and are denied important medical services and equipment

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3mos3MO

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