Long waits for surgery are costing Canadians over one billion dollars according to the Fraser Institute but politicians doubt the group has the right prescription to cure the problem.
The report says waiting times are costing Canadians over one billion dollars a year, $ 116 million here in BC.
Health Minister Mike De Jong says BC has reduced waits for many procedures.
“But there is certainly more work to be done, and we’re committed to doing it.”
De Jong’s not ready to endorse the institute’s call for more private sector competition in health care, nor will NDP critic Mike Farnworth.
“British Columbians and Canadians in general have made it clear to government of all political stripes that what they want is a public health care system.”
Farnworth says Canadians do not want to copy the US health care system.
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