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It had been quite a few years since our last "annual" physical checkup. Personally, I think that these annual physical checkups are a total waste of the system's resources, but I understand that is just my opinion. Others think differently, and that is apparent from the different provinces health care plans.
In Canada, even though we have "free" or "universal" health care, the program is administered by the provinces and each province does things quite differently.
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Ruth's doctor's appointment
It had been quite a few years since our last "annual" physical checkup. Personally, I think that these annual physical checkups are a total waste of the system's resources, but I understand that is just my opinion. Others think differently, and that is apparent from the different provinces health care plans.
In Canada, even though we have "free" or "universal" health care, the program is administered by the provinces and each province does things quite differently.
Click here to read more...
- It's Colombia, Not Columbia
One of the most commonly misspelled countries in the world, there has been a movement afoot since 2013 to educate people about the proper spelling of Colombia's name. Maybe it's because many people are familiar with the Canadian province of British...
- Kevin's Doctor's Appointment
So I went for my full "poked and prodded" physical examination yesterday. All bought and paid for by the Canadian government (the taxpayer). I suppose it's about time that I took advantage of the system, since I am one of the taxpayers!...
- The 6 Best Things About Canada
I have been accused in the past of being a little bit "anti" Canadian. And while it's true that I am outspokenly critical of things that I think Canada could do better, being back in our home country for a couple of weeks has reminded me...
- Our "great" Canadian Health Care System...part 3
As I said in the previous post, we have been very lucky (and smart) that as a family we haven't needed to use our "free" Canadian health care system very much during our lifetimes. Click here to read more......
- Canada
I've got it figured that Canada is NOT such a great country. And it's possible that I'm thinking this way because of the rotten weather the last two days...but in general comparison to most other countries, they are better. And please don't...