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Opinion: Ottawa as ‘guardian’ is precisely what’s wrong with health care

The federal government should not be policing how the provinces deliver health care, so long as they stick to the principle of universality

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Whatever their level of co-operation may be in other policy areas, Alberta and Ottawa are clearly working at cross purposes on health care. Premier Danielle Smith’s government wants to allow more private participation in Alberta’s health care system. In response, the Carney government has said it will be the  “guardian” of the Canada Health Act (CHA) — thus demonstrating precisely what’s wrong with the federal-provincial health care relationship.

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