" and, through innovation, make the system much more effective in managing wait times.”

You mean innovations like

"the fact that B.C. health authorities are increasingly hiring the private clinics, on contract, to treat patients needing minor surgeries."

That kind of innovation?

Sweden has its Government owned hospitals run by Private corporations, the UK has hired Private hospitals to treat patients and ease waiting lists since Gordon Brown was Chancellor.

If you don't like the idea the clinics are physician owned, invite the Dutch or UK Hospital companies to come in and build some.