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By: Dr. Andriy Katyukha

“In the United States, health care is a big business; in Canada, it’s a right.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s words became a rallying cry for Canadians, but they may become a target of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to “equalize” our trade partnership.

When Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the current Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), important provisions were made that allow us to protect public health care by circumventing certain rules without violating these agreements.

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As President Trump builds a case about the purported “unfairness” of our banking sector, dairy industry and natural resource agreements, health care may be the next target — one that could endanger the presumed “right” we hold as Canadians.

As the tariff war drones on, the impact on goods and services is becoming clear, but the impact on health........

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