The quarterly report also refers to risks to the private surgery businesses, including an on-going trial in B.C. and current NDP government policies,Hard sell in 'hostile' environmentIn the past three years, the number of private clinics in B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix has recently suggested the province may purchase some private surgical centres to deal with long wait-lists. As more surgical centres close, Day says, more patients will be added to long public wait-lists. Day and others insist they are needed, as evidenced by the more than 200,000 Canadians who sought private health care outside the country in 2018.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2019 21:07 UTC