He Lost His Fight for Private Health Care at the Supreme Court, but This BC Doctor Now Sees Momentum in Alberta

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Dr. Brian Day sits for a photograph at his office in Vancouver on Aug. 31, 2016. The Canadian Press/Darryl DyckDr. Brian Day of Vancouver fought for 14 years through the court system to expand private health care options in British Columbia, only to ultimately fail at the Supreme Court of Canada.But what Day championed is now on the cusp of achieving partial success in Alberta, where the provincial government recently put forward a proposal to allow surgeons perform privately paid elective surgeries outside their regular hours in the public system.

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