A shortage of doctors has left 6.5 million Canadians without primary care.

Family doctors are retiring or changing specialties, and there is no one to replace them because the profession has lost its appeal due to the growing volume of paperwork.

But the situation could get worse if the Liberal government does not reconsider the planned increase in the investment tax in the new budget, from 50 to 75%, the Medical Association of Canada said in a letter to Justin Trudeau.

“This threatens the stability of the health care system, undermining all efforts to retain practicing doctors and attract new ones,” the letter said.
Without a pension, many doctors are starting their own small businesses, investing their profits in them to ensure their future, and the new tax will hit them hard.

However, Trudeau responded by saying that “the rich will have to pay a little more, and we don’t think it’s right that a student, an electrician or a teacher pays taxes on 100% of their income, while others have the opportunity to hire an accountant and pay only 50% of their income.”

Anastasia Chupina