There have been some high-profile disagreements between Alberta and Ottawa in recent years over where provincial jurisdiction ends and federal jurisdiction begins. However, there is now a new battle brewing in a realm that is unambiguously provincial jurisdiction: health care. The Alberta government is moving ahead with plans to allow certain physicians to practice in both the public and private health care systems. To participate, physicians would be required to work a minimum number of hours within the public system. It’s audacious, bold, controversial, unprecedented, or any number of other possible adjectives. One thing it’s not, however, is any of Ottawa’s business.
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