(CPOD) Nov. 28, 2003 – Canadians are still weary of their health care regulations, but not as much as last year, according to a poll by Ekos Research Associates. 44 per cent of respondents say the system is “getting worse.”
(CPOD) Nov. 28, 2003 – Canadians are still weary of their health care regulations, but not as much as last year, according to a poll by Ekos Research Associates. 44 per cent of respondents say the system is “getting worse.”
In Nov. 2002, a royal commission on healthcare –headed by former Saskatchewan premier Ray Romanow– proposed the creation of a National Health Council encompassing government officials, health care providers and the public, to review medical standards in Canada.
In a similar poll conducted before the landmark report was published, 69 per cent of respondents said Canada’s health care was worsening.
Polling Data
Do you think Canada’s health care system is getting better, getting worse or just about the same as last year?
Nov. 2003 | Nov. 2002 | |
Getting better | 15% | 10% |
About the same | 39% | 26% |
Getting worse | 44% | 69% |
