Martin's Doctor Controversial Under Chrétien

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Medisys, Paul Martin's private healthcare provider, was apparently amongst those Jean Chrétien threatened to have shutdown in 2000:

"Yesterday, echoing earlier warnings by federal Health Minister Alan Rock, Prime Minister Jean Chretien threatened to penalize Quebec and other provinces that allow private clinics to do magnetic resonance imaging."

Quoted in defence of two-tier healthcare is one Sheldon Elman, CEO of Medisys and personal physician to Paul Martin:

"'Everything we do is all in conjunction with the Canada Health Act - it's not a problem in that regard,' Elman said yesterday from San Francisco."

"Aren't the provinces violating the Health Act by allowing parallel services like his? Elman wouldn't elaborate. 'While the election is going on, I really feel I don't want to say anything more about this.'"

Conflict of interest? Would Martin ever force the shutdown of his own doctor's clinic?
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