Top court’s refusal to hear private healthcare ban appeal ‘unfathomable,’ B.C. doctor says
The head of a private surgical clinic in Vancouver has come out swinging against the Supreme Court of Canada for its refusal to hear an appeal of British Columbia’s ban on private surgical coverage.
“As a result of the supreme court’s failure to even consider the rights of Canadians waiting on wait-lists, this means that Canadians such as the patient plaintiffs in our cases suffered such outcomes as permanent paralysis and death as they waited for care and justice.”Canada’s top court Thursday confirmed it would not hear an appeal in the case, which has wound its way through the courts for 13 years.
“The wealthy don’t have to worry because they can go down to the Mayo Clinic or the Cleveland Clinic in the States and get treated,” he said. In the initial ruling at the B.C. Supreme Court, trial judge Justice John Steeves found that while long wait-lists may increase risk to some patients, the provisions were reasonable in the context of the overall goal of maintaining a system that provides access to care based on need, not the ability to pay.“I think you can probably tell I am delighted,” B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday.
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