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Canada has semi-privatized health care, not a great big socialist system. It is ultimately goverment funded but there is some competetion, and in my belief there is a higher level of public trust and professional competancy throughout the field.
No health system is perfect, but I believe that Canada is still about the best in the world. Most critical services are covered although we aren't coddled. My basic Alberta Health Care costs $132 quartly. My brother's fiance's sister was hit with a $1712 ambulance ride that had to come out of pocket- but only because she could afford it.
The PST portion of our consuption taxes doesn't go towards health care, except on a provicial basis, which is relativly insignifcant in health care contributions. As an Albertan, I pay no PST and incidently lower provincial income tax too.
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