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In reply to the discussion: No, Trump, Canadians do not flee en masse for US health care [View all]bulloney
(4,113 posts)21. I have Canadian relatives who have experienced both systems. They prefer the Canadian system.
Less expensive and just as effective.
The stories on being on a "waiting list" if you're under the Canadian system are myths. I got into an argument with a neighbor who played the waiting list card until I told him you have to wait for certain procedures in the U.S., too.
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I have more than a dozen direct relatives that live in Toronto and Vancouver.....
George II
Oct 2016
#1
Me too, but in Vancouver,Calgary and Saskatchewan. I've been a patient in the ER
livetohike
Oct 2016
#5
I've got an ultrasound scheduled tomorrow for a growth on my neck here in Victoria
OnlinePoker
Oct 2016
#14
I have Canadian relatives who have experienced both systems. They prefer the Canadian system.
bulloney
Oct 2016
#21