1. The Politics of Wait Time Guarantees Gerard W. Boychuk Department of Political Science University of Waterloo Presented at the University of Calgary March 6 th, 2007

2. Support for Five Conservative Priorities Source: IPSOS- Reid, November 26, 2006

5. Quebec’s Response to Wait Time Guarantees guaranteed access guaranteed access – radiation oncology, tertiary cardiology, hip and knee replacement, cataract surgery – graduated guaranteed access after six months after six months –affiliated specialized clinics after nine months after nine months –establishment arranges for service outside of Quebec or outside of Canada

10. Quebec’s Response to Wait Time Guarantees allow private insurance allow private insurance – for limited elective surgeries (which are already covered by guarantee) hip and knee replacement hip and knee replacement cataract surgery cataract surgery not heart surgery or radiation oncology not heart surgery or radiation oncology – must cover full cost of the medical intervention (e.g. not publicly subsidized) – watertight seal physicians must completely opt in or out of the public system physicians must completely opt in or out of the public system

11. Environics, National Issues Survey, June 2004.

12. Pollara, Health Care in Canada Survey, 2005.

14. Ipsos-Reid, CFNU, January 2006.

16. Ipsos-Reid, CMA, June 2006.

18. Ipsos-Reid, CFNU, January 2006.