Posted on 02/18/2005 9:09:37 AM PST by FormerACLUmember
The Dems say health care is a "right". Well, this shows that ,even in Canada, you do not have the right to other peoples life and time. Health care professionals will have to negotiate with the GOVERNMENT for contracts and the only people who will get "healthcare" will be those who will pay cash.
People can not see it coming.
There's only one solution to this....
When you have a labor shortage, it's really important to get really tight on the regulations so that errors don't occur. They need a lot more regulators to review the paperwork to make sure that any doctors remaining are doing their jobs right. /Sarcasm off
That's not saying much, when they're currently making less than some plumbers and auto-plant workers, with no benefits or sick pay.
Leftist healthcare . . . . . . coming to a medical facility near you if Hillary and the Dems get their way.
And unlike you or I they'll get it free.
Ontario's population is about 13 million or so.
They are probably already here.
I wonder how many liberal doctors fleed to Canada when W. Bush won the election? snicker, snicker
We are much closer to a similar revolt in the US by the medical profession, than we realize.
As far as I know- there's no license reciprocity, unfortunate in this case.
". Evolution of Health Care in Canada and the Canada Health Act
We can trace the Canadian Medicare system that we know today, back to 1948. The person credited for beginning the movement to establish a healthcare system for all Canadians was the Premier of the Province of Saskatchewan, Tommy Douglas (an interesting aside - he was Keifer Sutherland's grandfather). His government - the Canadian Cooperative Federation (CCF) - introduced universal hospital insurance for residents of Saskatchewan in 1948 and government insurance for physician services in 1957.
In 1964 the Federal Government followed both actions by establishing the legal basis for a national hospital insurance program and a medical-services insurance program. The author of a pivotal federal government sponsored report, Justice Emmet Hall, recommended medicare for all of Canada and by 1972, all of the provinces had agreed to join the plan. A nationwide medicare program for hospital and physician services was established and available to all Canadians from that time."
Oh, the ironic justice!
Population of Canada is over 31M. Ontario population is about 11-12M with roughly 90% living within 100 miles of the US border.
There is not really a big problem, I don't have a specific family doctor but it's not like I don't have health care. I guess I would be counted in that 1M figure. I go into the clinic/medical centre and deal with whatever doctor is there. I guess on the downside, I don't have a specific person who is aware of my history... but my records are available if need be.
I just have not had time to get a family doctor and there is no rush to do so. Tired of hearing that there is a crisis here with the health care system... that is far from the truth.
Actually, THEIR bad. :) Hehehe
The most recent number I found is about 12.5 million (12,536,031, at some point in year 2004).
Socialized medicine is rationed medicine.
HillaryCare (tm) Bump!
That's why we left in 1986. Doctors were leaving Ontario before that and the cost of free medical was killing me in me taxes.
whoops: me taxes = my taxes.
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