-----Original Message----- From: Mario Goveia > Mario wrote:
> To the rest of Goanet, Bosco, who lives in Canada, as does Mervyn, says the > information I posted from 2-0-0-6 is "outdated" and tries to ridicule me for > posting it!! Well, I just chose that one article from a plethora of sources > on > the wonders of the Canadian health care system and thus unintentionally > provided > Bosco with the bait to embarrass himself:-)) > To be fair to myself, I DID say the FREE Canadian health care system works > great > for hang nails, and probably for coughs and colds and other simple procedures > that > are non-life-threatening as well. > I wonder if information from March 26, 2009 written by serious Canadians who > actually study these things as compared with the supposed ad hoc views of > friends > and relatives, will make a better impression on Bosco, or will he resort to > demonizing the messenger again. > http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS107447+26-Mar-2009+PRN20090326 > Hey, Bosco, I wonder if Nadeem Esmail is as "greedy" as Dr. Brian Day:-)) RESPONSE: 'Serious Canadians'!!! There is no such thing!!!! 'Study'?? This is not a replicate of the Cato Institute, ok!!! The 'respected' Fraser Institute is a right-leaning, conservative think-tank and registered charity. It is a promoter of "greater private sector involvement in the delivery of healthcare insurance and services" [1] aka US-style of delivery of medicare. Naturally, it is opposed to the Canada Health Act and the government's role in delivering healthcare. Is it any surprise it generates reports saying "the sky is falling down on the Canadian Health System"?? The 'respected' Fraser Institute has a luminous list of staffers. Among them Mike Harris, former Conservative Premier of Ontario, famous for ravaging the health-system in the province of Ontario during his two-terms in office in the 90s. Another infamous staffer is Preston Manning, founder of the far-right Reform Party of Canada (1987 - 2000) [2]. Canada's current PM, Harper is a key-player from those early Reform Party days. Nadeem Esmail is employed by the Fraser Institute. He is Director, Health System Performance Studies. He is employed by a conservative think-tank that opposes the government's role in delivering healthcare. Dr Brian Day, is the former president of the Canadian Medical Association. He is an advocate for privatizing health care. [3] Having said that, no report or interview of any hot-shot is going to take away from a first-hand experience that Mervyn describes himself. I can relate to several cases of severely ill friends who received timely care and made complete recoveries from serious illnesses. On the flip-side the Canadian Health System is not perfect and not consistent across the country. Health is a provincial portfolio. The 'respected' Fraser Institute also generates another annual report - school report cards and ranking of schools in Ontario. Yes, I too notice the institute's obsession with Ontario. Need I add, the institute promotes private schooling over tax-payer/public-funded school boards. Good luck with your cut-and-paste jobs!! Glad it keeps you busy......:-)) Nevertheless, can you take this thread back to its origins? More than unlikely, but do prove me wrong!! Do you feel demonized, again??? Tch-tch-tch!!!!.....:-)) - Bosco Sources: [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_Institute [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Party_of_Canada [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Day
