Yesterday the Supreme Court of Canada ruled aginst the national health system, a cornerstone of Canadian identity.
This system prohibits private insurance when public services are already available. But in reality the public access is poor, found the Court, causing long waiting times and other problems. Formally the verdict affects conditions only in the Quebec province but as there are similar waiting times in numerous other provinces the whole public system is now under heavy fire. Read more at the website of Frontier Center, a partner of the Powerhouse.