Justin Trudeau's government is gearing up for its first big battle against for-profit health care and it's armed with some dire warnings. More Canadians would face financial hardship or even — in extreme cases — "medical bankruptcy" from paying for private care, he writes. He argues more private care would decrease wait lists in the public system. A new report commissioned by the government warns that greater private health care would siphon highly skilled doctors and nurses from the public system. "It goes completely against the principles of the Canada Health Act, which included accessibility and universality and we're committed to upholding those."

Source: CBC News August 29, 2016 20:03 UTC