Never mind the anecdotes: Do Canadians like their health-care system?

[snagglepuss]

Apparently.


"By an overwhelming margin, Canadians prefer the Canadian health care system to the American one. Overall, 82% said they preferred the Canadian system, fully ten times the number who said the American system is superior (8%)....from a Harris-Decima poll (.pdf), July 2009. .


The vast majority of Canadians, 91 per cent, felt that Canada's health care system was better than the United States...CTV, a Canadian television network, Jun. 29 2008, reporting on a survey, conducted by the Strategic Counsel for CTV and The Globe and Mail.


In November 2004, Canadians voted Tommy Douglas, Canada's 'father of Medicare'") the Greatest Canadian of all time following a nationwide contest."... CBC




http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2009/08/never-mind-the-anecdotes-do-canadians-like-their-health-care-system.html

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. NPR All Things Considered did a great, informative spot on this today.

Completely blew away all of the negative right wing spin. of course, it was preaching to the choir.

[snagglepuss]

5. No mention of death panels. Canuck socialists must have a way of getting

detractors in front of death panels before any survey is done.

[provis99]

2. but, but, but, Canadians are Communists!!!

And they like Castro and Chavez, so they must be evil!

[snagglepuss]

6. Hobbling old Canadians some dragging bodies of ailing loved ones try sneaking

across the border to get US health care. Some pleading for a simple band-aid are denied that one small request. Unceremoniously they are collared by Socialist Custom Officials and tossed into the Niagara Gorge. Detractors summarily eliminated. No evidence remains of diabolical socialist death panels.

[tanyev]

3. Stop it! Stop! Must.Not.Listen!

[TexasObserver]

4. recommended

[FatDave]

7. I'm curious what the results would be if the same question was asked of Americans.

[PDJane]

8. We're #1!!!!

[timeforpeace]

9. When were they here using our health care system? How would they know?

[snagglepuss]

11. Well most Canadians have friends and relatives in the States so we hear about.

Canadians are also fairly well informed "Unlike in US, Canada Newspaper Revenues, Readership Remain Strong" states a media marketing site.

Not only are Canucks reading newspapers but they're also watching CNN< MSNBC< FOX< ABC<DAILY SHOW<COLBERT REPORT. So Canadians are aware of what's happening in the U.S. There is interest but it is also almost unavoidable not to know about US issues.

[alc]

10. I hate anecdotes from either side

You can find horror stories in any system. But I have a friend from Canada who is now a US citizen but keeps his Canadian house (and other things - I don't know all the requirements) for the health care.

[Edweird]

12. My Oshawa (Ontario) girlfriend LOVES it.

'I get sick, I go to the doctor, I swipe my card, all done.' Sounds pretty sweet to me.

[paulsby]

13. the obvious counterpart question is:

what %age of americans prefer our system to theirs? that would at least be an interesting metric to compare

[samsingh]

14. yes - it's very civilized