Here in Ontario, Canada (don't know about the other provinces), socialized health care seems to be of good quality and fairly speedy for important needs. There was a point in time when a premier named Mike Harris tried to kill public health care by cutting funding (part of his "common sense revolution")... so there was a time when the health services were really bad... and we still in recovery mode. Of course socialized health care is not going to work if you don't fund it. Otherwise, it is free, it is great and I believe it's a fundamental right!
Not sure this is a true story. I have a relative in Thunderbay (smaller city in northern Canada) who did have an emergency issue and was having a possible heart attack. He went to emerge and was immediately helicoptered to a hospital in Hamilton (larger city in southern ontario) to get a heart by-pass surgery. So, everything went OK. He had his surgey and he's alive. All for free. So, as you can see, there are stories from both sides regarding the health care system here in Canada. Usually, from what I see, if you REALLY need medical attention, you WILL GET IT IMMEDIATELY.
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Here in Ontario, Canada (don't know about the other provinces), socialized health care seems to be of good quality and fairly speedy for important needs. There was a point in time when a premier named Mike Harris tried to kill public health care by cutting funding (part of his "common sense revolution")... so there was a time when the health services were really bad... and we still in recovery mode. Of course socialized health care is not going to work if you don't fund it. Otherwise, it is free, it is great and I believe it's a fundamental right!
Not sure this is a true story. I have a relative in Thunderbay (smaller city in northern Canada) who did have an emergency issue and was having a possible heart attack. He went to emerge and was immediately helicoptered to a hospital in Hamilton (larger city in southern ontario) to get a heart by-pass surgery. So, everything went OK. He had his surgey and he's alive. All for free. So, as you can see, there are stories from both sides regarding the health care system here in Canada. Usually, from what I see, if you REALLY need medical attention, you WILL GET IT IMMEDIATELY.