What’s Happening?
Premier Danielle Smith has introduced Bill 11 to let doctors work in both the public and private systems. They bill the public plan for some services and charge patients directly for faster private procedures. This creates a private fast lane and slows the public system for everyone else.
Why This Matters To You
This is a Canada-wide issue. Alberta's Bill 11 changes the rules for the whole country. If Alberta is allowed to bring in paid fast lanes inside a public system, other provinces will follow. That means longer waits, higher costs, and weaker public care where you live. The end of Universal Public Healthcare.
The Canada Health Act applies to every Canadian. When one province breaks it, equal access breaks everywhere.
Why Federal Action Matters
This model conflicts with the principles of the Canada Health Act. The Act requires medically necessary services to be provided without paid fast lanes or extra billing.
By allowing doctors to sell faster access while billing the public system, Premier Danielle Smith moves Alberta toward a system based on income instead of need. If this stands, it becomes a template for other provinces. That means you face the same risks in your province.
Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, and Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, are responsible for enforcing the Canada Health Act. Their job is to intervene when provinces open the door to paid shortcuts for insured services.
The Stakes For Every Province
Countries that use dual practice see longer public waits, more staff moving to private clinics, and higher costs for families. Italy. Portugal. Japan. Greece. The pattern is the same.
If Alberta can do this, your province can too. Private fast lanes spread. Public care thins out. Everyone waits longer. Everyone pays more. Equality disappears.
What the Prime Minister and Health Minister Must Do
Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, and Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, must:
Challenge Alberta’s Bill 11
Enhance and enforce the Canada Health Act
State that public healthcare is non negotiable
Require Alberta to reverse course
Sign the petition. Tell Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister Marjorie Michel to stop Bill 11 before it spreads. Add your name now.
Why I'm Supporting...
jan b
pickardville, AB
Two tier health care is unnecessary and harmful for people without a lot of money.
carmen m
medicine hat, AB
I'm supporting this as everyone should be equal and Dr need to concentrate on one position . Most Albertans can't afford this two tier medical
audrey h
edmonton, AB
I dont want too see what is happening in the US to happen in Alberta
kelly b
red deer, AB
I an extremely disturbed by the direction and mismanagement of the Alberta government. Our healthcare system needs to be supported not undermined. I do not believe privatization will do anything but further erode our already strained system. Allowing a private system to run alongside the public system will only exacerbate wait times and doctor shortages. Quality timely care should be for all not just those that can afford to pay.
leanne g
wetaskiwin, AB
This will decimate the public system! Having two streams does not great more doctors and nurses. Stop our premier from making our province more like an American system that clearly does not work!
carl h
edson, AB
Because I grew up with private health care and have experienced the cost of private dental care.
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calgary, AB
Danielle Smith is forcing down the slippery slope of U.S. style governing and I won't stand for it. Please ensure the federal govt steps in to put a stop to her governing by notwithstanding clause and running roughshod over the Alberta people.
randall r
edmonton, AB
Canada must maintain equal access to all medical services and treatments for all citizens, not just the rich and wealthy ones.
emily d
calgary, AB
As a person with chronic illness, getting care quickly can be life saving. Under our public system I was able to get a diagnosis and treatment to intervene before risky surgery was my only option. Creating a class system within our healthcare is unethical and those who need care the most will suffer.
charlotte p
calgary, AB
A 2 tier medical system will leave the poor in a terrible situation. We are Canadian yet this bill is the least Canadian bill possible. Please help Alberta PM Carney.
brenda p
drayton valley, AB
I’m supporting because a two tier system favours patients with money. Everyone should be equal in regards to health care.
arnold h
brandon, MB
We live in a civilized society that provides health care for all equally.
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Stop Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to introduce to-tier healthcare and end universal healthcare.
Add Your Nameshawn t
airdrie, AB
Everyone deserves equal access to healthcare. If rich people want to improve their own access to the system, they can pay more taxes and improve access for everyone.
linda m
sturgeon county, AB
I am a proud Albertan who has called this beautiful province home for my entire life. I am 59 years old, and as I age, healthcare is most important to keep me healthy and strong to spend as much time with my family as possible. I need to have healthcare easily accessible and with no exuberant costs. A two tier system is for the rich. A two tier system will leave many Albertans vulnerable and without proper care. Please stop Danielle Smith from ruining our healthcare and our province. Mr. Carney we need your support more than ever. Thank you.
sonja j
calgary, AB
We know how this will go. The wealthy will have top notch care and basic care will bankrupt the middle class. Stop two tier now.
kevin m
edmonton, AB
The future of Healthcare is in jeopardy!
steven b
edmonton, AB
Universal health care is a right.
neil w
jasper, AB
I am supporting because I am a middle class senior and need my medical suppoet
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Two-tier healthcare creates a private fast lane for people who pay and leaves everyone else waiting longer in a weaker public system.
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calgary, AB
I support this bill because I believe, as a Canadian, that we look after each other, and that universal health care is one way that we do this. I do not believe in Canadians sacrificing each other to the medical and insurance corporations that put profit before people. And I do not believe that anyone should go bankrupt due to medical bills. We should be able to be healthy without dying to pay the bills for care so that some greedy, self-serving piece of work can line their pockets.
charlene p
edmonton, AB
I don't see how paying private clinics, that have to make a profit, will help our health care system or Albertans.