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Canada needs a real public health care system.(Editorial)
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Canadian Dimension
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September 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Canadian Dimension Publication, Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Many people like to think of Canada's health care system as an example of "socialist" medicine. In reality, however, this label does not accurately reflect the true nature of the system.
Of course, it is certainly true that aspects of Canada's health care system are publicly owned and/or publicly regulated. The public or social character of the health care system is most clearly seen in the principles of universality and distribution according to need (rather than according to wealth or social status). Not surprisingly, the principles of universality and needs-based distribution enjoy the broadest support amongst the Canadian people. They are what Canadians have indicated ...
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