Policy Area
Priority Level
Last Updated
Healthcare
Short-Term
January 21, 2024
The Policy
The RPC update the Canada Health Act (CHA) to explicitly prohibit privatization of any aspect of healthcare (e.g., family doctors, dentists, hospitals, labs) in Canada. To give this policy de facto, as well as de jure power, the RPC will make all future federal transfer credits to provinces entirely conditional on each province's exclusive use of public healthcare systems. Any province which privatizes any portion of essential healthcare services will immediately and continually be disqualified from transfers until they entirely revoke the privatization.
Specifically, changes such as those proposed in 2023 by the Ontario government[source] are unethical and have been proven ineffective, so we will update Canadian federal laws to irrevocably prohibit future governments from selling our healthcare system to the highest bidder one piece at a time.
The Research
Our Broader Stance on:
Undoubtedly a mark of pride for most Canadians is our globally-respected healthcare system. Every Canadian who has needed our healthcare system in recent years knows that despite how great it is to not worry about bankruptcy from medical bills, it still needs much more investment in additional staff and facilities, as well as updated technology.
As importantly, there are a number of unacceptable gaps in the provincial application of healthcare which fail to meet all necessities of human life. The Manifesto of Human Needs declares that all aspects of physical, mental, and emotional care are human rights; this means we believe that pharmacare, oral/dental healthcare, hearing care, vision care, and mental healthcare must be no-cost services at point-of-care to every Canadian, regardless of their employment status.