Cambie Surgeries Corp. launched a lawsuit back in 2009, claiming B.C.’s Medicare Protection Act was unconstitutionally preventing people from getting private healthcare when the public system was unable to provide it.
The signatories say the prorogation of Parliament and the impending federal election are ‘are unique circumstances which dictate a full stop’ to the proposed tax measure.
The not-for-profit think tank C.D. Howe Institute says Canada ranks ninth out of 10 countries evaluated, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, who were top performers.