[danbolt]

> The parsimonious explanation is that there's a systematic issue in Canadian Healthcare as it's defined or operates across the country.

There is! It’s because healthcare is expensive and 20th century social democracy is out of fashion. Your premier can increase expenditures by improving healthcare infrastructure, or simply kick the can down the road for the next government to deal with. Many voters don’t like taxes or debt, so the latter is an easier sell.

Occasionally, the premier can roll a 20 on persuasion and suggest that it’s the Prime Minister’s problem too.

Now, the Prime Minister could look to changing the CHA and increasing services/taxes, but it’s probably too much of a can of worms to attempt to fix in our current political climate.