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Charles Shaver
Last published March 2026 · On our record since 2015
Where this writer stands
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“If the CAQ, currently leading in the polls, wins the election and implements income cuts to Quebec specialists, several adverse consequences will likely occur” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: Rolling back specialist MDs' fees would be a mistakeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 18, 2026
- SHAVER: Higher fees, lower overhead, better benefits needed retain physiciansOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jan 6, 2024
- Opinion | Retaining older physicians is a short-term solution to GP crisisOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 15, 2023
- SHAVER: Benefits for older doctors would curb health-care shortagesOpinion · Toronto Sun · Nov 4, 2022
- Older physicians key to helping health systemOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 16, 2022
- Dr. Charles Shaver: Quebec's refusal to sign medical agreement leaves Quebeckers at riskOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 13, 2022
- SHAVER: Cut public health officials some slack over changing COVID recommendationsOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jun 20, 2020
- SHAVER: Physicians need financial help like everyone elseOpinion · Toronto Sun · May 8, 2020
- Charles Shaver: Scheer missed obvious opportunities to gain votesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 7, 2019
- SHAVER: Liberal healthcare priorities misplacedOpinion · Calgary Herald · Oct 12, 2019
- SHAVER: Liberal healthcare priorities misplacedOpinion · Toronto Sun · Oct 12, 2019
- Dr. Charles Shaver: Ministers should allow private medical care if national drug plan is introducedOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 28, 2019
- Dr. Charles Shaver: Provinces need to obey Canada Health Act to protect Canadian travellersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 5, 2019
- SHAVER: Should Manitoba follow Ontario’s lead?Opinion · Toronto Sun · May 4, 2019
- Dr. Charles Shaver: Ottawa needs to allow more private care, medical tourism, to save health systemOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 6, 2018
- Opinion: Rolling back specialist MDs' fees would be a mistakeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 17, 2018
- Charles Shaver: All visitors to Canada should have health insuranceOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 20, 2018
- SHAVER: Health care trade barriers need to goOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jul 26, 2018
- SHAVER: NDP the wrong prescription for health careOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jun 5, 2018
- Charles Shaver: Criminalizing private medical services won't solve health care crisisOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 23, 2018
- Charles Shaver: Medical insurance portability could help Scheer achieve majorityOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 8, 2018
- SHAVER: To win Quebec, Scheer needs to make Quebecers’ health care portableOpinion · Toronto Sun · Apr 3, 2018
- Opinion: Those holding religious views should be respectedOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 15, 2017
- Opinion: Canadian doctors will be hurt by proposed tax changeOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 10, 2017
- Opinion: Quebecers deserve fully portable health benefits within CanadaOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 8, 2017
- Opinion: Ottawa should pay refugees’ physician and hospital expensesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 27, 2015
- Opinion: Ottawa should pay refugees’ physician and hospital expensesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 27, 2015
- Opinion: Health care should be a major federal election issueEditorial · Vancouver Sun · Sep 26, 2015
- Opinion: Health care should be a major federal election issueOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 26, 2015