After decades of federal underfunding, Canada's healthcare system is under serious strain with long wait times, inadequate access to essential services and high levels of burnout among health care workers. Millions of Canadians do not have a family doctor, which is critical to accessing our health care system. Conservative premiers are privatizing healthcare services, further jeopardizing the accessibility and quality of care for all Canadians.
Access to high-quality healthcare is a fundamental right for all Canadians. Don is dedicated to protecting and expanding our public healthcare system to ensure that everyone receives the care they need, when they need it. His comprehensive approach includes:
- Reducing wait times for essential medical services.
- Ensuring every Canadian has access to a family doctor.
- Making dental care and pharmacare universal.
- Working towards covering mental health, eye, and hearing care through our public healthcare system.
- Addressing Canada’s healthcare staffing shortage.
- Ensuring the federal government pays its fair share of healthcare costs and tying those funds to public delivery.