Monday, April 04, 2005
What's this all aboot....
What they don't tell you about Canada
Well, we all know our neighbor to the north is a little smug and a wee bit anti-american. But what don't hear a lot are the shortcomings of its state run health care system. We do hear a lot about how great it is to live in a country like Canada that has a 'single payer' system, but rarely do we hear about the wait lists for procedures or the folks who actually cross the border into the evil empire (the USA) to get treatment. Just something to keep in mind next time some snooty Canadian gets 'all up in here' with you about how great things are in Canada. (Which of course begs the question, if things are soo great in Canada, why does 75% of them live within 100 miles of the U.S. Border...wink).....
Doctors lay out guidelines for wait lists
http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=a677727c-b373-4742-9f4f-fb6e14c61f0a
Well, we all know our neighbor to the north is a little smug and a wee bit anti-american. But what don't hear a lot are the shortcomings of its state run health care system. We do hear a lot about how great it is to live in a country like Canada that has a 'single payer' system, but rarely do we hear about the wait lists for procedures or the folks who actually cross the border into the evil empire (the USA) to get treatment. Just something to keep in mind next time some snooty Canadian gets 'all up in here' with you about how great things are in Canada. (Which of course begs the question, if things are soo great in Canada, why does 75% of them live within 100 miles of the U.S. Border...wink).....
Doctors lay out guidelines for wait lists
http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=a677727c-b373-4742-9f4f-fb6e14c61f0a
