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Most Canadians (67%) Lack Confidence That Governments Will Live Up To Commitment To Establish Wait Time Benchmarks
Majority (86%) Say If Province/Territories Fail To Meet Their Commitments That The Federal Government Should Establish These Benchmarks Based On The Recommendations Of Canada's Health Professionals
Three-Quarters (76%) Feel That Failure To Establish Benchmarks Will Increase The Demand For Private Care -
Canadians Optimistic That Wait Time Benchmarks For Health Services & Targets For Health Professionals Will Have A Positive Impact on The Health System
At The Same Time, They Are Doubtful That Governments Will Meet These Commitments
More Than Half Are Less Optimistic About The Future Of Health Care Than They Were A Year Ago -
Calgarians Support Private Healthcare Clinics
Nearly Two-Thirds (62%) Of Calgarians Support Allowing Patients To Purchase Non-Emergency Surgeries From Private Clinics
Yet, Calgarians Divided Over Whether They Personally Would Purchase Insurance To Cover These Services (48% Yes, 50% No) -
Over Half Of Canadians Say They Or Their Family Have Needed Blood
Less Than Four Per Cent Of Eligible Population Donated Blood Last Year
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Canada's Health Care System: A Report Card
Canadians See No Improvement In The Health Care System Since 2003 & Are Less Optimistic About Future Of Health Care
Survey Also Finds Canadians Overestimate How Well Our Health Care System Performs In OECD Ranking -
The Internet Continues To Impact Consumers' Usage Of Other Media
Weekly Online Usage Has Increased 46% To 12.7 Hours Per Week Among Internet-Using Canadians
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In The Wake Of The Chaoulli Decision By Supreme Court
Canada's Doctors and Public Reflect on Possible Implications for Their Health Care System
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Albertans Offer Tentative Support To Klein's Health Care Reforms
Twice as Many Albertans (44%) Support vs. Oppose (24%) Klein Government's Recently Announced Health Care Reforms
But, Three in Ten (30%) Say they "Need More Information" -
A Look At Provincial And Federal Politics In British Columbia
Most (71%) British Columbians Satisfied With Provincial Election Outcome
Stephen Harper (38%) Trails Jack Layton (63%) And Paul Martin (53%) In Job Approval
Widely Divergent Approval Ratings For Prominent BC MPs - Chuck Cadman (63%), Ujjal Dosanjh (47%), Gurmant Grewal (19%)