2026-06-11 from canadianaffairs.news
More than six million Canadians are without a family doctor, forcing many to get basic care from walk-in clinics or emergency rooms or only after extended waits.
In response, two experts have developed a guide to help Canadians navigate the health-care system. Their book, The Canadian Health Care Guerrilla Handbook: How to Fight for What You Need (Sutherland House), was released May 12.
“This is a book about fighting for care,” write authors Michael Decter and Mike McCarthy.
Decter is Ontario’s former deputy minister of health and a longtime health?care executive and policy advisor.
McCarthy is a former nurse, senior advisor in Ontario’s health ministry and patient advocate.
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