Who controls the funds? Someone has to make the decision as to whether a person is going to have money spent on their care and how much will be spent.
Yeah, not really. Our doctors have a maximum salary they can make in a year, its based on number of patients and number and type of procedures. So what you see is quite often doctors will max out before the end of the year and take vacation so as not to provide service for free. My family doctor for example takes a month in the summer and a month around Christmas.
You’ll get the care you need, you just may need to wait for it. The funds are budgeted by the provinces based on number of doctors/hospitals and the like. Most hospitals are running a deficit but the province covers it through deficit spending. Most hospitals cover things like expansion and equipment upgrades through community donation programs.