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MORE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE IN CANADA URGEDFebruary 20, 2008 The architect of Quebec's now-overburdened public health care system is proposing a strong and controversial remedy that includes further privatization and user fees of up to C$100 (about U.S. $98) for people to see their family doctor. In a 338-page report, former provincial Liberal health minister Claude Castonguay concluded that Quebec can no longer sustain the annual growth in health care costs. The province currently spends about C$24 billion (about U.S. $23.6 billion) annually on health care, or about 40 per cent of its budget. Other recommendations include: - A new...

The Thursday wrapThursday, August 6, 2009 Spendaholic Barack: CBS News reports that "so rapid is the pace of deficit spending by the federal government that the national debt has increased (by more than) a trillion dollars since President Obama took office." To put this in perspective, that's a $1 trillion-plus increase in just under seven months. The deficit increased under George W. Bush by $4.9 trillion in eight years. You do the math. Then cringe. Confessions of an architect: You probably never heard of Claude Castonguay. He's the fella who designed Canada's government-run health care program. And it's a monumental...

         Republicans say that this President and his administration want to eliminate private health insurance? In the long term this is true, in fact, watch the video where the President and members of his administration say that ultimately they want the government to take over all of healthcare, which will obviously close down private insurers.           Is this what democrats voted for? Did they realize when they voted for change that they were also voting for staggering national debt that is unsustainable, destruction of the free enterprise system in the auto industry, and limiting the salaries of executives of private...

Canadian Health Care We So Envy Lies In Ruins, Its Architect AdmitsBy DAVID GRATZER Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:30 PM PT As this presidential campaign continues, the candidates' comments about health care will continue to include stories of their own experiences and anecdotes of people across the country: the uninsured woman in Ohio, the diabetic in Detroit, the overworked doctor in Orlando, to name a few. But no one will mention Claude Castonguay — perhaps not surprising because this statesman isn't an American and hasn't held office in over three decades. Castonguay's evolving view of Canadian health care, however,...