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You are either ignorant of the Canadian media, or deliberately bending the truth. We have one state-sponsored media outlet, the CBC. We have several other privately owned radio/TV media corporations as well as a number of privately-owned newspapers and magazines. And the CBC, for that matter, regularly attacks the government and blows the lid off their attempted cover-ups.

All the shortcomings of our socialized health-care system and our public-health authorities have been reported in our media, believe it or not. In fact, almost all of the information, favorable or not twowards our health care system, about the Toronto SARS outbreaks that has appeared on FR has come from Canadian media.

NYTimes Article excerpt - April 29, 2003

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien had personally lobbied Dr. Brundtland, with whom he has had a warm relationship since her days as prime minister of Norway in the 1990's. Other Canadian cabinet ministers, diplomats and health officials have called Geneva and sent a barrage of medical papers and fact sheets to W.H.O. officials and technicians over the last week. W.H.O. officials privately said during the week that they had not previously felt so much political pressure.

I'm hardly ignorant of the state sponsored media in Canada, and I would say from all the cover-ups that have been exposed in the American media, you are the one "bending, and skewing the truth". Stick to the facts, please.

Your opinion is as close to mine as anyone else on this board. Hundreds of thousands commute in and out of Toronto every day. They do everyday things and go home at night .They'll do it all again tomorrow and never be in any danger from SARS.

I don't every day but I average maybe once a week. The traffic in TO will kill you 1000 times before SARS ever will.

I heard an interesting comment on TVO early on in the SARS fight. I can't remember who said it other than they were being interviewed. He said that OHIP couldn't win. If they beat SARS they would be accused of spending too much money and time to do it. If they didn't beat it, they'd be accused of not spending enough.

It's interesting that many think Ottawa is in control here , that Ottawa somehow rules what health care and what OHIP officials do. Or that people like Dr.Low report in before spilling the beans. Both of us know that's not true.

The health officials in Ontario have been talking since day one. When or where there is a silence , that's what scares the 'ell out of me!