Will a Canadian or two please explain this to me? Canadian Court Chips Away at National Health Care Toronto, June 9 The Canadian Supreme Court struck down a Quebec law banning private medical insurance today, dealing an acute blow to the publicly financed national health care system. The court stopped short of striking down the constitutionality of the country's vaunted nationwide coverage, but legal experts said the ruling would open the door to a wave of lawsuits challenging the health care system in other provinces. The system, providing Canadians with free doctor's services that are paid for by taxes, has generally been supported by the public, and is broadly identified with the Canadian national character. But in recent years, patients have been forced to wait longer for diagnostic tests and elective surgery, while the wealthy and well connected either seek care in the United States or use influence to jump ahead on waiting lists. The court ruled that the waiting lists had...
Kyle, I lost a comment of yours, about when we decided to move...? Can you direct me to it?
ReplyDeleteOh, yow, wow. Two weeks, or are you out the door this evening?
ReplyDeleteWill you be on the dole? Getting pogey?
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ReplyDeleteSo when exactly did you make the decision to move to Canada? (I looked through the archives, and found your reasons why Canada, and why now, but not when you made up your mind)
When you started saving up money a couple of years ago, had you already decided where you were going to go?
Congratulations on freeing yourself from yet another impediment to your move. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, "August 28", yeah... never mind. :)
ReplyDeleteWould you like me to go stick my head in a bucket of water? I've got one handy...
Guess this is one of those few times one can actually say "congratulations on becoming unemployed."
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So, Congrats to you, L-G!!!!
Yes, congratulations is an odd thing to say to the unemployed. But, congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everybody!
ReplyDeleteI'm technically not unemployed until the end of August, and even then we'll have writing income (though that isn't enough to live on long-term). But it felt so good to take this step!
Kyle, that's a good question. I'll blog on it tomorrow morning.
Would you like me to go stick my head in a bucket of water? I've got one handy...
I love this line. It is just too, too funny.
ALPF, how great! Get this, I am actually registered at that 43things site. I signed up so I could lend encouragement to another American interested in making the move. I will visit them both, and blog on it further...
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you and happy unemployment!
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