{
  "id": 1801636,
  "title": "Ottawa’s Inaction Lets Smith Destroy Health Care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ottawas-inaction-lets-smith-destroy-health-care",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:46:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/ottawas-inaction-lets-smith-destroy-health-care"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "EDMONTON, AB — CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal is calling out the Liberal government in Ottawa for its inaction while the UCP dramatically expands private, patient paid health care in the province. “It’s been almost a year since the UCP passed Bill 11, allowing wealthy patients to buy their way to the front of the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}