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Should healthcare be a provincial or federal responsibility?

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50%
Provincial
48%
Federal
33%
Provincial
48%
Federal
17%
Provincial, but with federal funding and regulated standards

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 @9FLZ4Q8from Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

no healthcare walk it off

 @3QJ4DQGfrom Ontario  answered…6yrs6Y

Provincial, but with a public/ private hybrid model.

 @9W3Q4QSfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Something needs to be done for more clinics and access for patients

 @BDW78VMfrom Alberta  answered…3wks3W

Provinces can choose to allow private healthcare but public healthcare must be offered by both

 @BDVW45Mfrom Alberta  answered…3wks3W

It just should not be privatized, either way as long as it is public.

 @BDFX9MSfrom Quebec  answered…2mos2MO

Healthcare is the responsibility of all who need it and can provide it.

 @BDFWPJDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

Federal, we don't actually have universal healthcare and we should stop pretending we do until healthcare moves to federal jurisdiction. An Ontarian with an OHIP card is not covered in other provinces.

 @BBXDRC2from British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

Federal for continuity of services, care and funding. If we're going to have a universal system, citizens should not be denied or allowed a service or prescription by virtue of what province they live in.

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