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Opinion: Don’t blame immigration for Alberta’s health-care woes Alberta’s health-care system, like in every other province, is struggling with long wait times, overwhelmed ERs, a lack of medical technologies and a dearth of family practitioners—despite its high price tag. Recently, Premier Danielle Smith suggested that immigrants are putting pressure on the system, pointing the finger at Ottawa for some of Albertans health-care woes. But the health-care system was failing long before the rise in immigration.
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Opinion: Don’t blame immigration for Alberta’s health-care woes
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Alberta’s health-care system, like in every other province, is struggling with long wait times, overwhelmed ERs, a lack of medical technologies and a dearth of family practitioners—despite its high price tag. Recently, Premier Danielle Smith suggested that immigrants are putting pressure on the system, pointing the finger at Ottawa for some of Albertans health-care woes. But the health-care system was failing long before the rise in immigration.
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