Flood and Thomas: Instead of two-tier medicine, fix wait times for all

Closing arguments were made recently in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia, a multi-year trial that seeks to overturn laws that restrict opportunities for two-tier health care. The claimants, led by co-owner of the Cambie Clinic Dr. Brian Day, argue that long wait times in the public system infringe the Charter right to “life, liberty and security of the person.” They ask that the court remedy the problem, not by fixing wait times for all patients, but by clearing the w