The ‘biggest court case in Canadian history‘ gets started in September. The 30 minute video below gives you enough to start talking about it with your friends and colleagues.
You can also check out: Charter Health – Canadians Deserve Better Health Care.
30 Second Summary:
- 7 plaintiffs suing BC government under Charter of Rights
- All suffered harm from waiting (e.g. teenager waited 27 months for spine surgery, now paralyzed)
- Only country in world where illegal to purchase care
- Canada ranks at bottom of numerous lists comparing care in other countries
- Queue jumping by: federal prisoners, government employees, workers compensation, etc
- One defendant, former Attorney General of BC, purchased private spine surgery in BC (!)
- Current BC Minister of Health is a veterinarian
- Plaintiffs arguing for same rights as animals
- Arguing for same rights for those Canadians not in jail as prisoners get now
Regardless of which side of this case you support, we need to spread the word. We need politicians to discuss this.
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