Federal Government Fails Canadians on Public Health Care

November 28, 2003

On November 28, 2002, the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada made 47 recommendations to protect and enhance public health care in Canada. One year later, the Council of Canadians has issued a 'Report Card' on the federal Liberal government's progress on the implementation of these recommendations.

The 'Report Card' demonstrates that the federal government has failed the Canadian public. The Liberal government has not adequately funded public health care in Canada, nor have they protected it from privatization and the threat of international trade agreements.

To see the federal government's 'Report Card' click here. (PDF)

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EKOS SURVEY: ROMANOW TRACKING POLL

One year after the unveiling of Roy Romanow's landmark report on medicare, Canadians' gloom over the health system is beginning to lift as considerably fewer voters express anxiety about the future.

Click here to view the EKOS Survey: Romanow Tracking Poll

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ROY ROMANOW INTERVIEW... ONE YEAR AFTER

This edition of the Atkinson Letter features an interview with the report’s author, The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, on the progress that has been achieved—real and illusory—in implementing the report’s 47 recommendations.

Click here to download the full interview in PDF format.

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Anniversary of the Romanow Report

A year ago today, the much-anticipated Romanow Commission Report was tabled amid enormous public scrutiny.

A year later, Canadians are left to wonder what happened. After what many considered to be a wonderful exercise in democratic participation, a handful of the demands they made to their governments through the Romanow Report has been implemented.

Click here to read Maude Barlow's OP-ED submission of the Anniversary of the Romanow Report.