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How death of Indian-origin man exposes Canada’s ‘sick’ healthcare system
Published on: Dec. 29, 2025, 4:54 p.m. | Source: Firstpost
Canada’s healthcare system, also known as Medicare, is funded through taxes. The country is facing the same problems as other wealthy Western nations – an ageing populace combined with an acute shortage of staff, particularly GPs and nurses. Patients now have to wait hours in emergency rooms to get hospital beds, and can go months without seeing a specialist after being referred by a general practitioner
