I am not arguing in favour of private health care because for the most part, I think we have a pretty great system in Canada, but there are definitely a few things wrong with the system we have.
As an example, my doctors office was purchased and moved to Walmart. Now, if I want to go to the doctor I have to go to Walmart. There is something about the Walmart in Grande Prairie that seems to get my blood pressure up, I don't know if it is the people or the store or what, but I get annoyed just thinking about going to Walmart here. Anyway, with the system that we have I am now forced to go there for as long as I live in Grande Prairie. I know it sounds petty but in a private system I would have the ability to change doctors. My wife doesn't like her doctor and has been trying to find a new one for years, but no doctor in town will talk to a patient who already has a doctor so again, as long as she lives here she will have the same doctor.
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