[CaptainCanada]

We lack the choice

I think the choice Canadians lack that Americans have is that no
Canadian will ever have to choose between medical care and something to eat.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

No Canadian has ever had to chose between being put on a waiting list and eating either.*

No system is perfect. Every organization or service can be improved. Rather than becoming defensive, and trying to deflect criticism through fatuous comparisons with the U.S.; we should be practicing kaizen (Japanese word for continuous improvement).

* "Access to a waiting list is not access to health care." Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin, Supreme Court of Canada, in reference to health care in Quebec.

[Boris99]

Ahh more passive aggressive posts from CaptainCanada "eh?" I guess even a fellow Canadian can't even express any dissatisfaction with anything in Canada. How dare they "eh!!!" Well I guess if it makes you feel all tingly inside to believe that everything is peaches and cream in Canada have at it "eh."

[Snowyman]

think the choice Canadians lack that Americans have is that no Canadian will ever have to choose between medical care and something to eat.

Well I know no American will be turned away from having proper care. I guess who pays for those who can't pay is basically the same thing as we do anyway .The taxpayer pays. Worrying about paying just isn't part of the Canadian hospital experience and I think that's a positive thing .