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First off, the term, "free" is not correct. Canadians do pay for their health care but do so through taxes. The result is that we pay around 35 to 45 percent in taxes (depending on your financial situation). As for the ability to get diagnoses done quickly, yes, there are wait lists. Or so I keep hearing about. That said, my own personal experience has been that if it's urgent (i.e. life and death) it gets immediate attention. For example, my father-in-law needed a heart valve replacement. From diagnosis to surgery was no more than seven days.
The Canadian system is in no way perfect... what system is? I have also heard some good things about the French system of health care but don't have any details.
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