While speaking to reporters on January 25 at Olds College, former Premier Ralph Klein admitted that his government attempted to privatize health care in Alberta by creating a two-tier system.
"I tried it twice -- the Third Way and the Mazankowski report -- and I failed."
Klein's statement contradicted comments he made in July 2005 during the attempted Third Way privatization:
"I don't think it's two tier," Mr. Klein said. "I guess it's subjective."
In 2005, UNA President Heather Smith voiced her opposition to Klein's Third Way: “Forcing people to rely more and more on private insurance from big corporations will cost everyone, businesses and citizens,” she said. “As much as the Premier attempts to deny this is American-style health care, private insurance is just that.”
UNA played an central role in defending public health care in Alberta by stopping the Third Way privatization in 2006. |
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