POLS 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Canada Health Act, Michel Bastarache, Public Health
20 Apr 2017
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Constitution act, 1867: health care is largely provincial jurisdiction. Single payer: hospitals and physician services (cid:858)medi(cid:272)all(cid:455) (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:859) e(cid:374)su(cid:396)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Other forms of health care: private insurance. O(cid:373)a(cid:374)o(cid:449): (cid:862)ca(cid:374)adia(cid:374)s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) health (cid:272)a(cid:396)e as a (cid:373)o(cid:396)al e(cid:374)te(cid:396)p(cid:396)ise, (cid:374)ot a (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess(cid:863) A clash of national icons: health care vs. the charter. Zeliotis prohibited from paying (hospital insurance act art. Chaoulli prevented from charging (health insurance act art. Long wait times in quebec: zeliotis has to wait a long time for hip surgery. 11 (heia) violate s. 1 of the quebec charter: do art. Every human being has a right to life, and to personal security, inviolability, and freedom. Right to life, liberty, and security of the person. Chaoulli v. quebec: a primer: mclachlin, major, bastarache: violates both charters, binnie, lebel, fish: violates neither charter, deschamps: violates quebec charter. Judi(cid:272)ial e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)tise/highe(cid:396) s(cid:272)(cid:396)uti(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:894)m(cid:272)la(cid:272)hli(cid:374): this is (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)al la(cid:449), (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:858)pits the state agai(cid:374)st the offe(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:859)
