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Hospital Wait Times Online All The Time

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.16.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - People needing to use one of five Metro Vancouver hospital emergency departments, may want to check on line for wait times before leaving ...

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Let's Stop Deluding Ourselves And Fix Medicare Now

Daniel D. Veniez | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada
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Daniel D. Veniez

Many Canadians have developed an insidious culture of self-satisfaction that comes with being told repetitively by politicians and media that we have "the best health care system in the world." We have somehow taken this patent lie as a slice of authentic Canadiana. It makes us feel good, safe and comfortable. But you don't have a "comprehensive and universal" system if it takes two years to get a hip replaced, or eight months to get an MRI after a hard knock to the head. How can we keep a straight face and call our system a caring and "universal" one if many have no where to go?

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What Would Happen if We Froze Doctors' Pay?

Mark Stabile | Posted 08.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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Mark Stabile

The Ontario government has promised to reduce its $16-billion deficit substantially over the next few years, and tackling health-care cost growth has to be part of the solution.In response, the Canadian Medical Association has speculated that doctors may move to jurisdictions where physician earnings are on the rise, and that wait times in Ontario may increase as a result of the cuts.

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