We are polite. Americans however confuse 'polite' with 'weak'. I don't understand why. As Churchill said, "If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it.".
You know, "George Orwell" and "Mark Twain" weren't their real names, right?
So close. Only off by 3 months!
(The original article states "22 March".)
Feel free to watch the Global News story on it to answer some of your questions.
http://www.channels.com/feeds/show/1205/Global-National-Vital-Signs-Video-Podcast
In the words of Frank Zappa "I hope your shit comes to life and kisses you on the face." Also said in response to a government official.
Tanenbaum would have said "Holy fuck! A talking Linux!"
Which residue would that be?
http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2772627
I learned many years ago that converting units for the metrically challenged does them no service. They need to learn to convert them themselves, so they can speak to the rest of the world in units we all understand.
"Where?"
You said private heath insurance it illegal in Canada.
"I never said supplemental insurance is legal everywhere. So where am I wrong?"
You said 'Canada'. Parts allow it, parts do not, hence my statement that "when anyone says 'Health care in Canada' they are probably wrong." Saskatchewan and Manitoba allow supplemental insurance, just not any form of private primary insurance. You did do some research on this, didn't you?
"Right, they allow private supplemental health insurance. That's what I said."
No, you didn't. You said "False. I was not referring to private supplemental insurance, but private primary insurance, which is illegal in Canada." This is not supplemental insurance, it is primary insurance. Read the links. A privately owned hospital taking a monthly fee to provide healthcare services. I know it might be a stretch, but it's the only way to deprogram you from the lies you have been fed.
"Incorrect."
What is incorrect? That you did not read my links? I knew that. Read the link for Copeman Private Heathcare. "http://www.copemanhealthcare.com/services_fees" It specifically enumerates private services covered by BC health.
"You're mistaken. The normal covered services are not paid for with the private money, but by government "insurance." (It's more complicated than that, a bit, but still, that's basically how it works.)"
I am not mistaken. I actually work for Alberta Health Services. I know exactly how and were private hospitals in Alberta work. The government paid no money to these hospitals to supplement taxpayer care. They leased operating theatre space and staff from them to perform surgeries that were covered under Alberta Health Care. Not for their own private patients. But even with government charity, they were still unable to maintain a subscriber base large enough to cover costs. And they aren't the first, nor will they be the last private company that provides less than adequate service for more than average cost.
"Exactly my point. Thanks."
What was your point? That hospitals are privately run entities? Guess what! That the way our system works. Doctors, clinics, diagnostic labs are all privately owned. They just have a single insurer.
What you are still dead wrong about it private insurance being illegal everywhere in Canada.
"OK. But I am not wrong."
Yes you are. Manitoba and Saskatchewan do not allow any form of private health insurance, (not supplementary car, health insurance), BC, Alberta Ontario and Quebec and some of the others allow private insurance.
"Exactly: but you cannot pay for some of those services with private insurance."
Did you not read my links? That's exactly what they are offered. A monthly fee, and they take care of all your medical needs, from checkups to diagnostics to surgery. Even if it's covered by the government. In fact, if you had read my link, you'd have read that the hospital that went belly up was booked by Alberta Health Services to relieve pressure on the public system by performing many hip and knee surgeries the public system didn't have capacity for.
Then they went bankrupt, because they didn't have enough people as monthly 'subscribers'.
Private insurance is legal in Canada. http://www.copemanhealthcare.com/ That one is mostly foreign based customer driven. Need an MRI but don't want to wait? (I love the 'there are more MRIs in ($city) than all of Canada' myth) http://www.findprivateclinics.ca/Diagnostic_Imaging/Radiology/MRI_Scan/82-0.html
There are many places that will provide private care for a fee. Most of the them go bankrupt, because the public system delivers plenty good care, at a much cheaper price.
Actually, it was quite insulting for the President of France to come to Canada and state that Quebec should be free (independent). We haven't quite forgiven him for interfering in our internal politics while in the position of honoured guest. After all, it was France that abandoned Quebec to British rule, after Wolfe handed Montcalm his ass.
Wow. Someone needs a civics lesson.
You know what? Harper only represents one group:
1) The party of which he is a member.
That is all. Parliament is centred around the party system. It's nice to think he's in Parliament to represent his constituents, but it's the Party and it's policies that matter. Read the Constitution.
"Canada isn't the US -- we don't elect the Prime Minister; the other Ministers do."
*Bzzzzzt*. Again, members of the party elect a leader, not ministers of Parliament (although as members of the Party, they get a vote). *All* members. Anyone can join the party for a fee, and they are the ones who get to vote for a party leader. The party with the most seats in Parliament, gets the leader sworn in as Prime Minister.
"What this means though, is that if enough elected representatives feel he has to go, they can get rid of him. So, if enough Canadians contact their representatives letting them know that this is the will of the people, they'll get rid of him and elect someone else to lead the cause...."
NO. The Party must vote on a new leader, and only then can he be replaced. The parties charter states how often a leadership convention must take place. There is no provision to 'recall' a Member of Parliament, or 'fire' a Prime Minister. And the only way to call en election, other than the fixed election dates that Harper ignores, is to have Government lose the vote on a matter of confidence (the throne speech, a budgetary bill, etc.) And Iggy failed on that matter, because he did not support the Budget, but still voted for it because he didn't have the balls (or money) to campaign for an election.
Until there is a leadership convention or an election is called, we are stuck this bastard. (saying that as a former supporter of the PC and Reform Partys')
I knew where the Planet of the Apes was, but I had no idea where the Planet of the Dwarfs was.
Thanks!
With your bare hands?!?
