Smith noted her government had signed an agreement with Ottawa worth $24 billion over 10 years to uphold the principles of the Canada Health Act.
"That means that you cannot charge to access insured services. If that's what [Marda Loop is] doing, they will be shut down, they will be fined, [or] we will withhold payments to them. So it won't be allowed to happen," Smith said.
Weird. This seems like a normal thing for a normal premier to say. Not what I expected from her when this story broke.
Agreed. However, will this clinic be allowed to keep its doors open after the 'investigation'? I will wait to hear the government's rationale if they end up not shutting it down.
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Weird. This seems like a normal thing for a normal premier to say. Not what I expected from her when this story broke.
Agreed. However, will this clinic be allowed to keep its doors open after the 'investigation'? I will wait to hear the government's rationale if they end up not shutting it down.