Weather aside, the summer will also be remembered for important positions on health-care taken by The Supreme Court of Canada and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Both will affect all of us in profound ways.

The Supreme Court of Canada declared on June 9 that sections of Quebec’s medicare legislation are unconstitutional because they prohibit access to private health insurance. In other words, there’s no reason to endure long waiting lines when privately-funded alternatives are available.

Two subsequent polls conducted for the CMA revealed that 80% percent of Canadian physicians and 65% of their patients think the Supreme Court of Canada decision will lead to shorter wait times.

The poll results also made clear that physicians have reservations about the impact of increased privatization, with 58% concluding that their patients will either not qualify for private insurance or won't be able to afford it.

At its annual meeting in Edmonton just a few weeks ago, physician members of The CMA voted overwhelmingly in support of a two-tiered medical system. Two of three doctors in Canada favoured the idea of a health care delivery system that departs from the status quo.

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Critical Illness insurance provides the financial resources necessary to quickly access the finest medical attention. Patients without those resources will be forced to join the queue, and the waits for treatments will only grow longer as baby boomers age and the health care system gets stretched even thinner.

My professional mission is let every Canadian know there’s no need to endure long waits for medical treatments – that’s why Critical Illness insurance was invented in the first place!

You may have already heard my radio campaign launched across southern Ontario with Critical Illness Insurance as its focus. Thank you to everyone for your great feedback and encouragement. The ads have been working really well to promote Critical Illness insurance to consumers and to other insurance advisors who don’t know enough about this important protection product.

My success could never have occurred without you. I am genuinely grateful for your continued support, and appreciate all your referrals. This is a very exciting time to be in the insurance industry and I look forward to serving you and your family in the future.

Call me with your questions on any insurance, retirement or estate planning matters.

Take care,
Mark Halpern, CFP, FMA