Serving the Patient or the System
Posted by Chris Offer
on Nov 27, 2012
Our speaker on November 29 was Andrew Block speaking on health care legislation.
Andrew is the President of Delta Pacific Benefit Brokers Ltd. which he founded in 1994 and has worked in the Employee Benefit field since 1986.
Andrew is a member of the North Delta Rotary Club, and past treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club Community Services Delta Richmond. In 2007 he received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award and was nominated for Delta’s citizen of the year award in 2009.
Andrew defended the position that private health care should be allowed in Canada. He quoted a significant decision from Quebec.
Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada which the Court ruled that the Quebec Health Insurance Act and the Hospital Insurance Act prohibiting private medical insurance in the face of long wait times violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. In a 4 to 3 decision, the Court found the Acts violated Quebeckers' right to life and security of person under the Quebec Charter. The ruling is binding only in Quebec. Three of the seven judges also found that the laws violated section seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Andrew feels that the current court dispute between the Province of BC and to the Cambie Street health clinic regarding billing outside of the health act will be lost by the province. This will be a major challenge to the Canada Health Act.
Andrew is a member of the North Delta Rotary Club, and past treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club Community Services Delta Richmond. In 2007 he received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award and was nominated for Delta’s citizen of the year award in 2009.
Andrew defended the position that private health care should be allowed in Canada. He quoted a significant decision from Quebec.
Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada which the Court ruled that the Quebec Health Insurance Act and the Hospital Insurance Act prohibiting private medical insurance in the face of long wait times violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. In a 4 to 3 decision, the Court found the Acts violated Quebeckers' right to life and security of person under the Quebec Charter. The ruling is binding only in Quebec. Three of the seven judges also found that the laws violated section seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Andrew feels that the current court dispute between the Province of BC and to the Cambie Street health clinic regarding billing outside of the health act will be lost by the province. This will be a major challenge to the Canada Health Act.
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