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 @9FKMJMQfrom Saskatchewan disagreed…6mos6MO

I believe there should be less privatization of hospitals because privatization can lead to public dispute and promote discrimination towards the public with less power or status.

 @9GFTXDSfrom Prince Edward Island disagreed…5mos5MO

Healthcare privatization will indefinitely damage canadians, as not only will many die from prioritizing people with more money, but it will also cause monetary decline in households effected by such. Low income families will suffer, and people with less severe injuries, or more time to treat it, will be prioritized instead of the person who needs it more. Therefor, I believe privatization of healthcare to cause more harm than good.

 @9FKGRCHfrom Ontario disagreed…6mos6MO

There may be new immigrants to Canada who may need the health assistance and the free healthcare that we provide.

 @9GX4BM8New Democraticfrom British Columbia disagreed…5mos5MO

More workers will be incentivized to work in the private sector and the public system will become much worse. This discriminates against people in lower classes and subjugates them to worse standards of healthcare. Healthcare should be a fundamental right to everyone and income should not give anyone an advantage over others.

 @9GPTYFSfrom Ontario disagreed…5mos5MO

While there are positive implications of healthcare privatization, my counterargument to the "more" position on healthcare privatization highlights potential drawbacks such as disparities in access, fragmentation of care, profit motives, administrative costs, and the risks of compromising health quality for financial gain as well as exponentially drive inequity. Extensive privatization of health often prioritizes those who can afford to pay leaving vulnerable populations such as low-income individuals and those with pre-existing conditions with limited access to essential medical services. Thus, in a privatized system such as in my home country, the Philippines, the ability to pay can become the primary determinant of the quality of care received.

 @9FW2SW5from Ontario disagreed…6mos6MO

It could be unfair to families struggling with income and this gives off the impression that only people that meet specific requirements should be able to access these benefits.

 @9L37JFNfrom Ontario agreed…1wk1W

Studies have shown that countries with more privatized healthcare systems often experience higher costs and lower overall health outcomes compared to countries with more government involvement. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, countries with universal healthcare systems tend to have better health outcomes and lower healthcare costs per capital.

 @9HYHSQKNew Democraticfrom Alberta disagreed…3mos3MO

Although it may allow the country itself to have less debt, its citizens will suffer greatly. and provide that "rich get richer and poor get poorer" mentality

 @9HF4SJKfrom Ontario agreed…4mos4MO

Use the money that is paid to the healthcare system by those wanting quicker service let them. Then that money can be used to improve the health care system in Canada.

 @9H56SMQLiberalfrom Ontario agreed…4mos4MO

Healthcare in Canada is great nad we should keep it great by sticking and funding Healthcare Privatization and focusing on this area

 @9GTNSCSfrom Ontario disagreed…5mos5MO

As inflation continues, and the lack of supply of healthcare workers degrading the public healthcare system in Canada post-covid. Less people have the ability to opt for private healthcare and public healthcare has its serious concerns and degraded quality since the pandemic, requiring much of the governments attention at this current time.

 @9GGP9ZHCommunistfrom Ontario agreed…5mos5MO

People wait for way too long when they want to see a doctor in hospitals therefore a lot of problems cannot get fixed and eventually get worse after 12 hours of waiting. People should get more access to healthcare in shorter time, even paying for that could be acceptable.

 @9FXZGWTfrom British Columbia disagreed…6mos6MO

Privatization of healthcare has been shown to make life-saving treatments harder and in some cases impossible to fund for low-medium income households and even in some cases financially cripple households. The argument that privatized insurance would make up for this is flawed by the very nature of privatized insurance companies being motivated by profit and having on several cases found loopholes to avoid covering in full or in part, the cost of the treatment.

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 @9H2F9SHfrom British Columbia disagreed…4mos4MO

Healthcare privatisation is a dangerous road to go down. Give private health care companies an inch, and they will take a mile. Private healthcare costs a lot, and those without a lot of money cannot afford such healthcare, and allowing privatised healthcare will only cause it to spread throughout Canada.

 @9FNYB3Cfrom Ontario agreed…6mos6MO

When everybody is healthy, everybody can contribute to society in a more productive way. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege and everybody should be entitled to the same quality healthcare regardless of their status.

 @9FSL857Conservativefrom Ontario disagreed…6mos6MO

A small percentage of the wealthy end of capitalism will get better healthcare, but the vast majority will receive worse treatment.

 @9FJVZMXfrom Ontario agreed…6mos6MO

In addition, 45 per cent of respondents said they worry private care would only worsen the system, while 36 per cent said privatization would improve it. In Ontario, 53 per cent said private care would worsen the system, more than any other province.

 @9FTQ3SLNew Democraticfrom Ontario disagreed…6mos6MO

People who have recently arrived in Canada and might need our free healthcare as they are currently in a bad financial position won't be able to receive it. This would lead to them thinking poorly about our system and even deciding not to go to the hospital at all for an injury that might end up being serious.

 @9GFB9THfrom Ontario disagreed…5mos5MO

I believe that it's unfair for people who can't afford to wait hours or days even before attending the doctor. Some of the people in the lower side of the money line can't afford to miss things like work or from being at home if they have younger kids.

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