The Canadian Press: 'My heart, my choice,' Williams says, defending decision for U.S. heart surgery
A top Canadian politician elected to travel to Miami, FL to undergo a cardiac procedure [out of his own pocket] rather than to have the surgery performed in Canada which would be covered under the universal healthcare system.
The attached article quotes the politican as giving the obligatory 'Canada's system is very good, etc etc.' disclaimer, but ultimately jumped a continent and a few thousand miles for the procedure at his own expense.
This may speak to some of the failures and inadaquacies of the universal healthcare system.
A top Canadian politician elected to travel to Miami, FL to undergo a cardiac procedure [out of his own pocket] rather than to have the surgery performed in Canada which would be covered under the universal healthcare system.
The attached article quotes the politican as giving the obligatory 'Canada's system is very good, etc etc.' disclaimer, but ultimately jumped a continent and a few thousand miles for the procedure at his own expense.
This may speak to some of the failures and inadaquacies of the universal healthcare system.