Replies

Mark Steyn nails it! Do we want single payer health care here seeing how poorly its worked in Canada? Toronto's health care system functioned a lot like one in a Third World country than what we would expect from a First World industrial democracy. It responded with slowness and measured alacrity to deal with a potentially lethal illness and in the end if SARS isn't spreading to the rest of Canada it must say something more for Canadians' innate caution than for all the wisdom of their own government. Something to think about when American politicians boast of how well health care in Canada covers the entire population that we should try it here. Then how come we don't have a SARS crisis like Toronto is having? One has to come to the conclusion America's health care system is working beautifully and what's lost on El Poco Loco and other liberal demagogues pushing for a government-run health care plan is don't mess with what works. Americans understand this quite well.

In no way would I ever suggest America adopt our system. If it's a flop in a small country like Canada, imagine how bad it would be in the U.S. You'd be kissing your superpower status good bye soon if you did that.

I have to rise to the defense of the Canadian health care system. If you follow these rules, you will be fine:

1. Don't get sick, this obviates the need to enter the health care system.

2. If you do get sick make sure you have a competent GP who is really good at diagnosis and can get you in to see a specialist stat if you need it. Otherwise, you are in the soup.