Bottom line, there is a certain element in our society with sufficient wealth that they will think nothing of spending part of that wealth abroad to advance the timing of medical services versus what they can currently receive in Canada.
That's human nature and, from their point of view, common sense.
Since that's simply a fact, we should acknowledge it and figure out ways to keep that spending here in Canada and do so in a manner that helps fund the broad principle of universal access as well as improve quality of care and reduce wait times.
Both sides use scare tactics to argue for and against their positions and we need to wade through their crap, get out of the straight-jacket the system is currently in and recognize a combination public/private system of some method is something to be explored without a massive panic attack.
Cowperson
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