coronavirus pandemic has caused major backlogs and delays in accessing health care across the country and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says things will only get worse without major federal help.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Pallister said the delays in accessing health care were a significant problem before the pandemic hit and that provinces do not have deep enough coffers to bring down wait times set to worsen as Baby Boomers age.“This is an emerging long-term problem.
It’s worsened over years now and it’s going to get worse. More and more Canadians are experiencing this personally,” he said.“We can’t just put it off another year or two or five.