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Op-Ed
Published in the Calgary Herald on January 24, 2012
By Colin Busby
Ottawa surprised the provinces last month by unilaterally announcing that future federal support for health would grow more slowly, and would be tied to population growth and the strength of the economy. But most of the provincial premiers who gathered in Victoria last week saw it as a provocative snub.
After loud throat clearing…
Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post on January 10, 2012
By Philippe Bergevin and Finn Poschmann
With an eye on the Christmas shopping season, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty last fall stood up for “irritated” Canadian consumers who persistently complained about high retail prices at home when cheaper buys were to be had south of the border. But rather than reducing barriers to cross-border bargain…
Op-Ed
Published in the The Ottawa Citizen on June 13, 2012
By Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
Changes to the fee structure of Ontario’s docs are stoking a fiery dispute between the Ontario government and physicians. But the current standoff takes the momentum out of physician-centred reforms with durable opportunities for cost savings in the health sector — such as having doctors commission care on…