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Readers of CARPAction Online, CARP's monthly electronic newsletter, have expressed strong dissatisfaction with Canada's health care system, and a willingness to consider new alternatives. Read more.
 
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I think fighting for a better health care system should be CARP's number one priority.

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I think CARP should demand a national wait time guarantee -- if the treatment isn't delivered within the guarantee period, the government would have to pay to have it done by another (possibly private) source.

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I think CARP should demand that any drug approved by Health Canada, be covered under provincial drug plans immediately.

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I think CARP should press for a "fast track" testing and accrediting of qualified foreign-trained doctors.

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I think CARP should put more pressure on elected representatives to improve our health care system -- or face defeat in the next election.

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If CARP launched a major new campaign on health care, I'd get involved to help spread the word.

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