in the 2006 Times saying, without evidence, that, "This is a country in which dogs can get a hip replacement in under a week and in which humans can wait two to three years." The Canadian Health Coalition responded to Day's claims, pointing out that "access to veterinary care for animals is based on the ability to pay. Dogs are put down if their owners can't pay. Access to care should not be based on ability to pay." According to a May 1, 2006 Maclean's in-depth article, private medical providers in British Columbia and Quebec were expanding their services encouraged by the Supreme Court's 2005 Chaoulli v. Quebec ruling. Quebec was influenced by the success of the blend of private and public healthcare services in France, and Brian Day was influenced by similar health services in New Zealand. Maclean's'' provided a consumer guide to private healthcare services in 2006. In 2009, the Canadian Medical Association met to discuss the potential for an increase in private clinics in Canada's healthcare system A European study presented at the meeting was "expected to call for private clinics, such as the chain of radiology centres owned by Ouellet, to play a bigger role in Canada's health-care system." See also Canada Health Transfer Canada Health and Social Transfer Comparison of the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States Health in Canada Health care compared - tabular comparisons of the US, Canada, and other countries not shown above. EvidenceNetwork.ca Evidence Network of Canadian Health Policy Indian Health Transfer Policy Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada Notes References External links Canadian Federalism and Public Health Care: The Evolution of Federal-Provincial Relations | re:politics CBC Digital Archives— The Birth of Medicare CBC Canadian Health Services Research Foundation Data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information National Health Expenditure Database Exploring the 70/30 Split: How Canada's Health Care System Is Financed 2006 National Physician Database 2006