B.C. Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Vancouver surgeon's challenge of the Medicare Protection Act, saying bans on extra-billing and private insurance do not violate the Charter.

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