Viewpoint: Sustainability and the Paradoxes of the Romanow Report

Where is Canada’s health care system headed? Will the proposals of the Romanow Report take it where Canadians would like it to be? Read this report.

Document Highlights

The Romanow Commission’s release of its report on the future of Canadian health care aroused widespread interest – and attracted the critical attention of the Conference Board.

Following careful analysis, the Board finds issue with the report in the area of health care sustainability and in respect to certain paradoxes. At the end of the day, the Board wonders if adopting the report’s proposals would lead Canadians where they want to go – or back to square one.

The Board sets out its findings in eight concise pages, including charts, a table and a brief analysis of the Romanow Report in the context of the findings of the Kirby Commission. Read on, to gain insight that will help inform your opinion on this important report and the future of health care in Canada.