Where do rich Candian leftists go for Health Care when it matters?

Far from being a health care paradise, Canada’s system is in disarray — and getting worse. That’s why it’s pursuing private-sector reforms, even as we consider national health care.

In 1998, 212,990 Canadians were on hospital waiting lists for surgery, waiting on average 13.3 weeks. Today, more than 800,000 Canadians are on waiting lists, waiting often 20 weeks or more.

Survival rates for major types of cancer in the U.S. are higher than in Canada. As such, seven of 10 Canadian provinces send their prostate-cancer patients to the U.S. for treatment. What does that tell you?