RE: Also,a few years ago the Premier of one of Canada’s Provinces (can’t recall which one) needed heart surgery.Although he could have gone to any hospital in Montreal,Toronto or Vancouver he had his surgery in the United States
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That would be Danny Williams of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
But Williams — sometimes known as “Danny Millions” — is personally wealthy, having made a fortune in cable television.
How many Canadians can afford what he can?
First of all...it's said that 90% of Canada's population lives with 100 miles of the border.That would suggest that a fair percentage of Canadians are dual citizens Canada/US.That would give them them the right to work in the US if they wanted to.Plattsburg,NY/Burlington,VT (close to Montreal)...Buffalo,NY (close to Toronto)...Detroit (a few minutes from Windsor,Ontario)...Seattle (not too far from Vancouver).So that would give such people US health insurance *and* Canadian insurance regardless of which country they live in.I'd wager that particularly when faced with a serious illness they'd choose Burlington,Buffalo,Detroit or Seattle.