2026-04-16 frorm iedm.org
Canadians want a more accessible, less bureaucratic healthcare system that allows more room for the private sector. That is the picture that emerges from a new MEI-Ipsos poll published this morning.
“Canadians understand that a universal system does not have to be run exclusively by government,” says Emmanuelle Faubert, economist at the MEI. “They see private providers as a concrete way of reducing wait times and having better access to care.”
A majority of Canadians (56 per cent of respondents) want greater access to healthcare services supplied by independent providers. Quebec and Alberta are the regions where support is the highest, at 67 and 65 per cent respectively.
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