POLS 3170 Study Guide - Final Guide: Assortative Mating, Macdonald Commission, Canadian Identity
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2- discuss the federal division of power over health care and elaborate on gregory. Marchildon"s outline of three options for the future of canadian health care system. Evaluate the plausibility and feasibility of these reform options. When discussing social policy in canada, first thing to do is consider which level of govt is constitutionally required to uphold the policy/program (i. e. need to consider conventions, unwritten rules, judicial interpretations, bna, etc). Canadian system/what can be done the answer is to move toward two tier system. To business, so we cannot sustain so the best thing whatever other country will be doing. Canada spends a lot on health services, but in terms of output/accessibility, Canada ranks low (medical devices, surgical procedures, mri limited, etc). Looking at other govts/nations, its obvious canada need to relax with health act = allow prov option to experiment w/private coverage and private services etc. If want to remove health act, then implement a.