Edmonton Journal · Toronto Star
Thara Kumar
Publishing · On our record since 2019
Where this writer stands
Health2 pieces
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“Canadians built a historic health system where money cannot buy you a shorter wait, and where all Canadians, rich or poor, are equal in the eyes of the health system. Alberta's law imperils that, and guardrails will not save it.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: How long will Ottawa let Alberta test the limits of medicare?Opinion · Edmonton Journal · Aug 28, 2026
- Opinion: Private-pay medical testing is no solution to wait timesOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Nov 13, 2025
- Opinion: Smith’s health-care reforms could put medicare behind a paywallOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 6, 2023
- New Liberal minority must keep national pharmacare promise | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 6, 2019