Daniel Fewster says Canada’s health system failed his mother by forcing her to wait on a list while she needed urgent heart surgery to save her life.
His comments follow a report by think tank SecondStreet.org that found more than 15,000 Canadians died between 2023 and 2024 while waiting for surgery or diagnostic scans. Since 2018, the organization says more than 75,000 people have died while on a waitlist.
The organization is now calling for a new law that will let patients know if they will be on a waitlist longer than recommended by professionals.
Fewster’s mother, Debbie, lived in Niverville, Manitoba, about 40 kilometres south of Winnipeg. She passed away last Thanksgiving after waiting more than twice as long as doctors advised was safe….