CARLA BECK’S TEAM CALLS ON OTTAWA TO STOP TWO-TIER, AMERICAN-STYLE HEALTHCARE EXPANSION BEFORE IT SPREADS ACROSS CANADA

Moe, Smith Plan To Weaken Universal Healthcare By Funnelling Public Dollars Into Private Clinics, Companies
REGINA – Carla Beck and her team are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government to defend Canada’s public healthcare system as Scott Moe and Danielle Smith advance two-tier, American-style healthcare that experts warn could accelerate the growth of a two-tier healthcare system and undermine public healthcare across the country.

The call comes as just last week Alberta announced physicians will now be eligible to practice both public and private healthcare in the same publicly funded hospital. It also comes on the heels of a legal opinion that Bill 11, introduced in Alberta, violates the principles of the Canada Health Act. In a letter sent today, Beck and NDP Shadow Health Minister Meara Conway urge Ottawa to intervene, arguing these moves are setting a dangerous precedent.

Scott Moe has already mused about expanding private healthcare in a 2025 year-end interview with Rebel News saying there would be a “very open discussion” about “a different way” of providing healthcare in 2026, adding, “we’re seeing some of it in Alberta.” He would not commit to ending further privatization of healthcare of the type under Bill 11 when asked about it during Question Period in the Spring Sitting.

"Universal public healthcare is one of Canada's greatest achievements, and it is under threat,” Beck said. “Alberta's Bill 11 opens the door to a two-tier system where access to care increasingly depends on what you can afford. That's not the Canadian way, and it's not a future Saskatchewan people want to see.

“Scott Moe has expressed support for exactly what his Alberta counterpart is doing. This is what he does, waits for someone else to tear down and sell off what has been built and then follows suit.

“We can’t let that happen. Saskatchewan is the birthplace of Medicare. We used to lead the nation and we can do that again — but not with a Premier that is hellbent on auctioning off our healthcare system piece by piece to the highest bidder.”

Health experts, advocacy groups, the Canadian and Alberta Medical Associations have all raised concerns that parallel private systems increase costs, produce worse outcomes and drain healthcare professionals away from the public system.

“We’re calling on the federal government to use every tool to defend the Canada Health Act and stop this dangerous precedent before it spreads across the country,” Conway said. “Sections 18 and 19 of the Canada Health Act are clear. Canadians should not be charged extra for insured health services. Those protections exist for a reason. Once governments start opening the door to pay-for-access healthcare, the people who can least afford it are the first to be left behind.

“You can’t fix healthcare by creating a private lane that drains staff away from the public system. And we've all heard those horror stories coming out of the United States of families forced to choose between their health and crushing debt. The people of Saskatchewan already pay for their healthcare with their taxes, they should never be faced for the prospect of paying twice for essential healthcare,” Conway added.

“We implore the federal government to step in now to save a system on the brink of collapse. Medicare is not just a healthcare system – it’s a promise we make to take care of each other.”

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