North of 49

It's high time I go back to some of my more serious Liberal stuff. After all, that is what started this blog, but like life and all things, it is ever changing...


Now, I have experienced the good the bad and the ugly, in terms of Canadian Medicare. You see, a few years ago my half-sister Carolyn had a massive liver failure, and was taken to London Ontario for treatment, since their medical school, hospital and facilities are among the best in Canada for liver related problems... She got better, so they determined that she did not need a liver transplant. However, sicne that day, she has been in and out of the hospital at a moments notice.

If we were living in the states, she and her immediate family would be completely broke. They would have bills ranging around $1 million, and I know that they would not be able to pay it all. But since we're Canadians, it was free. It isn't until a situation like this happens to you that you truly appreciate the healthcare system, which is why I am opposed to privatized healthcare. Two-tier maybe, but that is still pushing it in my opinion.

Now I know that our system is far from perfect, and needs a lot of work. I know because the doctors and the system really piss me off at times. And all we Canadians do, is bitch and bitch and bitch. All we do is throw money at it.

This is how I like to think of healthcare in Canada:


Imagine that healthcare is a house during winter, and your hosue doesn't have good insulation. What do you do? Turn up the heat. So you stay warm, but you spend mroe and more money, for the same amount of heat. This is what politicians have been doing for years. Throwing money at healthcare and hoping the problem will solve itself.

When all that is really needed, is some money for supplies to winter-proof your hosue(healthcare), and then you can have nice heat at a lower cost, and voila...Problem solved.


What I'm saying is that while I really appreciate our healthcare system, it needs to be investigated and carefully "winter-proofed". This would then allow more money for other things, such as environmental protection, the military, and numerous social programs...


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