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Brad's avatar

Is there analysis on the effect that economies of scale would have on this analysis? It might be easier for Ontario to deliver more services for a lower cost per capita. I suspect this model of measuring conservatism is mainly useful for its simplicity, not its incisiveness.

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George Skinner's avatar

Are they *really* providing the same basket of services, though? If you go to an emergency department in Toronto vs one in Calgary, are you seen and treated in comparable amounts of time? Do you have the same access to family doctors and medical specialists? Are public school students delivering the same results in terms of educational attainment in reading, math, and science? I think there's an argument that Ontario is spending less, and delivering a lot less.

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