"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.