09/10/2026
...and no elected federal government should sit quietly and just let this happen, especially after they promised in their election platform to protect and build public health care for all! Stop Bill 11 now.
Imagine waiting months for care, then watching someone who paid out of pocket move ahead of you.
That's the risk with Alberta's Bill 11. It lets physicians bill the public system for a service while also charging patients out of pocket for that same service in their private practice.
It won't fix wait times. A two-tier system pulls resources away from the public system and deepens the shortages it's already facing, which means longer waits for everyone who can't pay to skip the line.
There's a better way, and nurses are ready to deliver it. When nurses and nurse practitioners can work to their full scope, and when care is built around nurse-led and team-based models, patients get faster access, without anyone having to pay out of pocket.
Care should be based on need, not the ability to pay. We're calling on the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act.
Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/JfOx50ZItoR
