Toronto Star
Mar. 5, 2006
Canadian taxpayers should have full access to the system – and doctors – they pay for By Linda McQuaig
The wonderful thing about the Canadian system is that it operates on a higher principle than the marketplace; access is determined by human need, not money. We can improve it without tampering with this profoundly important principle.
The baffling question is why (Alberta Premier Ralph) Klein wants to be remembered for moving us closer to the U.S. system, where a rich person’s dog can get better medical treatment than tens of millions of Americans.
Comment: We’ll probably have to continue to accept inadequate health care for low-income American dogs, but how can we continue to accept that for our people?