Originally Posted by Shoplifter

This is not too bad. I got very ill in the summer of 2008 and had to wait 4.5 weeks to get to see a Urologist. During that time I was completely sick, with the only source of treatment being trips to the Hospital Emergency where they couldn't give any consistent treatment.

When I finally got into see the Urologist I was triaged by a medical student. After this BS it took more than a year to see two other Urologists and I have my next appointment in December. In the USA my experience would be considered malpractice, but here I just have to take it.

The issue in Canada is the lack of freedom and choice. And the fact that we are all paying outrageously to keep these social services afloat. And anyone who thinks that the only costs are the insurance premiums, or their income taxes are nuts. The medical system is Canada's Military-Industrial complex. It is a colossal and corrupt make work program.

As an aside I have just returned from spending 5 years in a variety of Asian countries. I can tell you the situation for medical access is better in China than Canada. And in fact I did have a procedure done there that I would have been waiting for years in Canada. These Asian countries are dynamic and moving up largely because they are not saddled with the huge tax costs and limitations of operating any business in Canada. Coming back to Canada is like entering some Soviet past, where nothing can be done.

With respect to the posters here, I doubt many have the worldview or experience to comment appropriately on the subject.