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The fight over public/private healthcare in Canada

A court challenge that could change the face of Canadas public healthcare system resumes Tuesday in BCs Supreme Court. The CBCs Dr. Brain Goldman joins Jayme to explain why a Vancouver doctor says widespread access to private healthcare would benefit all Canadians, and why others disagree.
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A challenge to Canada's public healthcare system resumes Tuesday in BC's Supreme Court. Dr. Brian Day -- who runs two private healthcare clinics in Vancouver -- says Canadians should have the right to pay for private treatment and that a two-tier system will cut down on wait times for everyone. Critics say this could undermine the entire Canadian public healthcare system. The CBC's Dr. Brian Goldman joins Jayme to explain.

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