Paul: > Almost all of the problems can be traced back to the > first half of the 1990s when neoliberal governments at > both national and provincial levels cut funding drastically > for the healthcare system to reduce government deficits and > cut taxes as deficits ballooned in the deep recession of the > early 1990s.
I had lived in Edmonton, Alberta from September 1986 to April 1993. The Canadian healthcare system in that period was beyond imagination. The University of Alberta Hospital felt like it somehow travelled back in time from the 23rd century. You paid 18 Canadian dollars per month and you were covered for almost everything. The dental coverage was not perfect maybe but even that was fine. All for 18 Canadian dollars per month. My brother came one year after me and in the first week while we were playing football (not the US wrestling, the real one) he broke his ankle. At the time he did not have the insurance because he had been there for only a few days and did not have the time to get it. Yet, all of his expenses were paid retroactively, although he got the insurance after the accident. Best, Sabri ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php
