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Canada Health Official ‘Ousted’ After Dismissing HC Concerns With ‘I’m Eating My Cookie’

It was only a matter of time. See, you can‘t dismiss questions about bloated wait times and problems with Canada’s single-payer health-care system by telling reporters to get lost while “I’m eating my cookie,” and expect to keep your job long.

For the past year Stephen Duckett has been the leader of Alberta, Canada’s Alberta Health Services. When reporters recently tried to get him to answer for problems associated with the province’s health care, this happened:

Then this happened:

Alberta Health Services announced in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon that CEO Stephen Duckett is no longer the CEO of AHS. The decision is effective immediately.

Duckett and the AHS board reportedly came to a mutual decision. AHS made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Duckett’s resignation comes just days after a confrontation he had with reporters, where he refused to answer questions because he was quote “eating a cookie”.

Duckett’s status had been looking increasingly tenuous.

Long emergency room waits have drawn growing criticism and sparked an outburst last week from an Edmonton member of the legislature that led to his suspension from the Tory government caucus.

Duckett‘s own style hadn’t won him many friends since he was hired by the government last year to oversee health delivery in Alberta.

The announcement was not entirely unexpected, based on comments made by Premier Stelmach during question period on Tuesday afternoon.

“Mr. Speaker, I found the comment last Friday quite offensive.” he said.

While the “ousting,” as CBC puts it, is welcome news in a country growing increasingly frustrated with its health care system, one person enraged over the news is Duckett’s wife.

In a recent op-ed Duckett’s “life partner” Terri Jackson admitted that Duckett was probably “too flippant” during the exchange with reporters, but said the province will not find a CEO with “more skill, integrity and commitment” than her husband.

“Alberta will not find a more passionate defender of publicly funded health care,” Jackson wrote in the Edmonton Journal last week.

It seems that may have been the problem.

Comments (118)

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  • inferno
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:57pm

    How many people in thre US are aware the population of California alone is greater than that of all of Canada ? Most of those same people believe a government run health care system in the US would be better run and offer better care than Canada. Ignorance in a large portion of our population is inexcusable.

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  • Insipid
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:55pm

    C is for cookie, thas good enough for me

    C is for cookie, thas good enough for me .

    C is for cookie thas good enough for me .OH

    Cookie Cookie Cookie Starts with C

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  • djeffcoat
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:52pm

    Quite a trick eating a cookie with his head up his ass.

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  • Diamondback
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:19pm

    Well Sir, please, feel free to eat all the cookies you desire!

    Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

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    • UPSETVET
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 3:01pm

      He has all the time he needs to eat his cookie now. Ha I’m afraid that the same attitude is dominating the liberal democratic U S Congress and Senate. Nothing is more important than their own agenda, whatever that is. Hopefully things will begin to change for the better when the new elected Republicans take their sets in Congress and the Senate. Unlimited terms in office isn’t the best idea of government of the people, by the people and for the people. After several years in office the tendancy is to make politicl decisions according to their own benefits and there’s little or no thought of the desire of the pople.

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  • mark
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:16pm

    Can’t wait to see how much dough this tu rd walks away with in his separation package. Of course, part of the package will ensure that he and his cookie baking boyfriend will always be guaranteed first in line treatment for free health-care life.

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  • GeauxAlready
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:09pm

    Another government monkey humping a football sad, very sad…………………

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:04pm

    I hate it when I am disturbed eating cookies, I once killed man with chocolate chips on the front of my shirt.

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  • @leftfighter
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:02pm

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the future of the former best healthcare system in the world.

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  • dcwu
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:00pm

    The Cookie Monster does Health Care.

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  • bglaidlaw
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:00pm

    Duckett was an implant from Australia brought here to ‘show us how its done’ … his arrogance would be at issue for any HMO, so don’t blame the system. The MLA that was suspended was in fact a doctor … and has good ideas, which in the end will probably prevail, so things are positive.

    Canada’s system is not well understood by the US … it is multi-payer (one payer per province plus extended health benefits through the usual cast of insurance companies such as Blue Cross), but other than that, the same as down south. How many insurance companies are there in the US? A company like Aetna probably has the same level of control given its client base, as any one province in Canada.

    The wait time issue is a capacity issue … ie: the number of doctors is declining as the baby boom demographic passes through the 50′s, and those that are entering med school don’t want to enter private practice — they can make more money as specialists.

    To fix healthcare we need to raise a crop of doctors who see themselves as servants of the people, not an elite ruling class that are ‘worthy’ of huge salaries. This isn‘t the 1800 ’sw here the average doctor was high society due to their ‘superior’ education and training.

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    • moriarty70
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:29pm

      Not to mention most wait time issues that people are up in arms about are for non-life threatening procedures. If it’s an esential thing, you’ll be in within a matter of days at most. If it’s for a torn ACL, you may have to wait a few months, but you won’t die in the process, just be uncomfortable.

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    • republitarian
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:30pm

      Thanks for the info. I always appreciate it when people bring local or first hand information to The Blaze.

      As to your comparison of our systems: I’ve always wondered what line the government gives you to get you to swallow that crap. Now I know.

      Very funny though.

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    • Lantern
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:36pm

      The reason a person pays to get educated is to find a job that makes as much money as they can.
      If they wanted to be public servants, they would have moved to a Socialist system. Are you a public servant? If not, why not? Don‘t ask other people to do things you won’t. If so, good for you. Don‘t worry about anyone else’s life.

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    • TEXASQUINN
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 5:21pm

      I’m sorry, but what do you think it costs to become a doctor? Between med school and malpractice insurance, most doctors don‘t come out of debt until they are in their 40’s. 10 years of school doesn’t appeal to many people and if it was so easy and profitable to become a doctor, then we would have an overabundance.

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  • MeteoricLimbo
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:59pm

    Socialized medicine doesn’t work. Look at the public health care on the Indian Reservations for an example. Run by liberals for decades

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    • Westnotleft
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:23am

      Socialized medicine can work if we stop using it to gain political points. Death panels? Really Sarah? Universal health care doesn’t mean we all get a free ride to 100. So yes you will have to prioritize within the system, but inflammatory language doesn’t help the discussion. The 2 parties don’t consider good or bad health care proposals, rather its a win or loss politically. Same as in Canada.

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  • ADDICTED TO TRUTH
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:59pm

    Newt says Repubs should put repeal of healthcare in with the budget next year. Obama will veto, government shut down will follow, followed by his being forced to cave in.

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  • Fuzzy
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:58pm

    No worries, eh. He will be hired by HHS.

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:50pm

    Damn those Canadians. I’m really looking forward to the day we can all receive the same excellent health care that our veterans have received at Walter Reed Hospital.

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  • Disabledvet
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:44pm

    Maybe he is Diabetic and needed to eat the cookie, or maybe this is a view of things to come from a community organizer (Obama) who won’t say God or Creator. F*7%(ing loser

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  • spendthrift
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:43pm

    He must be the next Obama Czar……..

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  • RightUnite
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:43pm

    nomorecookies for you…. How’s that moderator?? Is that better???

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  • JAPhoto
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:40pm

    Let him eat cake!

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  • goofyfoot2001
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:39pm

    I can‘t comment until I’m done with my cookie. ah hem. Ok. Did the government GIVE him the cookie or did he EARN it? I bet he earned it and it tasted so good he couldn’t answer. Had the government just given him another cookie he’s have thrown it down on the sidewalk (cause he could just get another) and responded to the reporters.

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:10pm

      COOKIES???? Do you think this will make look bad when Michele Obummer with her attempt to get healthy eating programs started?

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:37pm

    wow, who knew an obama follower was up in Canada??

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  • BQI
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:36pm

    Bureaucrats! :-(

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  • Goohuman
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:35pm

    If he is the best Canada has to offer as his wife says, and he is the best advocate of publicly funded healthcare, then may he be gone for good.

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  • nuttyvet
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:32pm

    Comming soon!

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 6:32pm

      I’m surprised they still allow people to eat cookies in Canada since they have socialized health care. We can actually fix that by simply sending Mrs. B.O. up there to outlaw sugar, get all those Canadians straightened out and eating right. Then everything will work out just fine.

      Oh, and no need to send her back, you can keep her, with our blessing….

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  • powhatan
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:30pm

    like kicking him out will help socialized medicine

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  • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
    Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:29pm

    The future of American health care unless we get the monster system reigned in and changed to where it will actually work.

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    • Goohuman
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:37pm

      We could get the monster to work, but the only thing monsters do is destroy. I‘d rather be rid of the ’monster’.

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    • broker0101
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:42pm

      SNOWLEOPARD, you set an inspiring example for the disabled and the just-plain-lazy everywhere.

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    • 1st a Father
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:45pm

      Changed nothing, get rid of the silly thing. Get rid of frivolous doctor law suits. Let doctors do their own real research without the AMA interfering. Get government and the pharmaceutical companies back out of our lives. Give us real freedom to choose our own health care.

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    • cognitivedissonance
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:58pm

      This is a really old story, you should also probably realize that an overwhelming majority of Canadians approve of public health care, I think one survey found an almost 90% approval rating of publicly funding health care, I’ll try to find it.

      cognitivedissonance  
    • BSdetector
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:08pm

      Until they need to have a procedure done, then they come here for it, like the PM did not long ago.

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    • cognitivedissonance
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:22pm

      That wasn’t the Prime Minister, that was the Premier (like a Governor) of Newfoundland, really a very small number of people actually go to the states for health care.

      I‘m Canadian and I really dislike people who don’t know anything about my health care making false claims on it. I’m proud I live in a country that believes that getting health care is a human right. I’m proud to live in a country that cares for my aging grandparents. There are problems with the system, but no system is perfect and the system doesn’t leave people on the street or empty your pockets.

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    • BSdetector
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:30pm

      Hey we should make free car repairs a human right too. Oh and free lawn mowing service too. Heck lets make everyone’s labor “free” because that’s what this healthcare thing is all about… Free stuff.
      Maybe instead of buying that new cell phone, or hitting the bar every other night, you could get some decent healthcare.
      The number of people who honestly can’t afford what they NEED is very, very low. The moochers however, are everywhere.

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    • cognitivedissonance
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:33pm

      I‘m sure you have several hundreds of thousands of dollars lying around just in case you have a catastrophic illness or injury and your health insurance doesn’t cover it. Right? I mean, who doesn’t have that?

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    • 1st a Father
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:43pm

      I‘m sure you’re right. I’m sure very few do go to the US for health care, just those who can afford it after being soaked with taxes. I lived in a country where health care was socialized. Few could afford to go to a doctor outside the system. I witnessed undetected false medical visits while others couldn’t even get in to see a doctor. The whole idea of socialized medicine is a scenario that cannot be maintained successfully.

      As for those who are out on the streets without health care, how many of them choose not to accept the services of those who offer it freely. If there weren’t so many government run hospitals and clinics in the world, there would be a lot more free one’s in their place. That is if we can overcome the prevailing selfishness in the world that takes from the rich to redistribute to the bureaucracies, who let some of the monetary benefits trickle down to the masses.

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    • BSdetector
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:48pm

      Actually I have catastrophic only coverage in case something like that happens, and if I get the sniffles or twist my ankle, I pay the doc myself.
      It actually makes me take my health into my own hands instead of being reckless/overindulgent because I know the gov’t will rescue me if I do something stupid/shouldn’t have been doing anyway.

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    • cognitivedissonance
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:52pm

      There is no such thing as free care, someone has to pay for it somewhere. Universal health care creates a giant insurance pool and results in lower costs for everyone, I pay my way through my taxes. We shouldn’t have to depend on charity. Government can be used as a tool for meeting certain needs like health care, just as the government provides for military and police protection to keep us safe.

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    • BSdetector
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:58pm

      But should yo pay for the 500lb man who cant control himself when he sees a deepfried turkey, 2lbs of jello, and a big old cheesecake on the table? Or the junkie who won’t stop using as his health degenerates farther and farther? With Universal healthcare, you are.
      IMO the elderly may be able to make a case for their situation, but even then, I would ask how compassionate are people are when they want others to care for their parents/grandparents when they themselves don’t care enough.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:04pm

      Cognitivedissonance writes:

      “I‘m Canadian and I really dislike people who don’t know anything about my health care making false claims on it. I’m proud I live in a country that believes that getting health care is a human right. I’m proud to live in a country that cares for my aging grandparents. There are problems with the system, but no system is perfect and the system doesn’t leave people on the street or empty your pockets.”

      “and I really dislike people who don’t know anything about my health care making false claims on it”

      Ditto! America has always cared for her own. Our health care system also had problems as it was and needed an overhaul, but this is going the wrong direction. No one gets turned away from the ER though, and there have always been ways for people who cannot afford what they need to receive care. I get sick and tired myself of hearing how we leave people to die in hospital hallways or on the side of the road. Ironically, the stories you do hear seem to always come from England…

      But all that aside, how do you justify health care as a human right? Who is supposed to pay for it? Human rights do not require anyone to pay anything. You have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…Even in Canada…This all basically means that unless you are trampling on someone else’s rights, or breaking a law, you should be left alone to live your life as you see fit. If that means you live without money then it is your own problem and not mine. Why should I have to pay for you? If I choose to be charitable and help those less fortunate than myself then I am free to do so, in fact, I consider it my Christian duty. But it is my choice. The only money I owe my government should be money used to run that government. That money should not be used to support people who are out of work, pay for anyone’s retirement, assist to pay for people’s housing…Or pay for anyone’s health care except for me and my family. I propose that you are trampling on MY human rights by taking what I worked for and what does not belong to you! If you do not like your position in life then stop whining and better yourself. Try taking care of your own parents and grandparents! Why should I have to?

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:18pm

      COG – don’t even get me started on military healthcare. I foresee our ‘universal healthcare’ being grossly similar to miltary healthcare and if so, no thank you. My husband is in the military and I use outside doctors. Government healthcare (military) is TERRIBLE and if that‘s what the US can expect then we’re all doomed. I could go on and on with how many ways military healthcare is flawed. And by flawed I mean, if they weren’t a government facility, they’d have a LOT of law suits on their hands (rightfully so) and probably would be shut down. I won’t go into all that though.

      And I am apart of a pregnancy forum where pregos go and talk about prego crap and the ONLY problems I hear about prenatal healthcare are from Canadians. I know that doesn’t mean anything as far as statistics but when all the complainers come from Canada it makes me thankful for my system. The one my husband WORKS hard to keep me in. Not one that supplys healthcare to illegals and lazy welfare leeches. Oh wait thats right, we do support those leeches. But why oh why? OH YES, because it’s politically incorrect to not allow illegals to milk our system and steal our healthcare. We might look bad if we tell them to get real or go home….

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    • Mister President
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:19pm

      Just wait until those Canadians, along with the rest of the socialized world, no longer have that capitalistic superpower to produce all the miracle drugs and treatment innovations that their systems use. America always laughs last.

      SNOWLEOPARD3200, it really is somewhat ironic that you support smaller government, and you collect disability. I hope you’re not one of those hypocrites who would cut everything but your own benefits. If that’s the case, you’re a poser and not really serious about putting country before self. I’m not saying you should stop using your benefits if you need them; I am saying that perhaps you should re-think your philosophy if I’ve come to a correct assumption.

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:20pm

      TROLLTRAINER – couldn’t have said it better myself. We have flaws but they can be fixed with this healthcare overhaul garbage.

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    • Nvrforget
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:21pm

      “No one gets turned away from the ER though,”

      This is where the whole point breaks down. Who do you think pays the ER bill for people who can’t afford it? I’ll give you a hint: It’s not the hospital.

      You have only two logical choices here, really: Either you want other people to receive preventative care before they have to go to the ER which is more expensive than prevention by magnitudes, or you must advocate no free ER visits. So take your pick, you have the choice between inconsistency and sociopathy.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:35pm

      nvrforget,

      You are correct. I was making a point earlier about what human rights entail and what the ideal would be for government. Of course we need a “social safety net.” Many of the Libertarian stripe will argue that, but realistically, as a wealthy nation we need to support those in need. But it is being way over-abused. I do not pretend to have all the answers, life becomes ever more complicated and expensive. Our family has been hit hard by medical expenses just the same as most, and we have played the silly games with the insurance companies too. It is ridiculous when you get charged $50 for a single Excedrin by a hospital, never mind a two night stay with a couple tests costing the same as a mid-range car…new car…Yes, it is a problem, and yes, without health insurance you are basically screwed. I can also argue for SS just as easily as I can against. In the end though I think there must be a better way. But I can tell you this; socialization is not the answer. It may look good on paper but the obvious reality is it builds an entitlement society. We already see this in the US, I just hope it is not too late to turn it back around.

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    • wai2000.com
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:36pm

      Agreed

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:51pm

      Preventative care starts at home. Be responsible. Take care of yourself, as trolltrainer explained, and stop expecting TAX payers to clean up the mess of a life you’ve built for yourself. I’m not against people being able to eat 3 cheeseburgers a day for the rest of their life if thats what their little heart desires they have the freedom to do so. But to turn around and expect to be allowed a free hospital visit because you refused to care for yourself is absurd. Drug addicts, fatsos, and alcoholics stumble into our ERs everyday with no insurance and they get free (to them) healthcare. Why? Because they made a bad choice that landed them in the hospital. Obviously none of this can be changed. You can refuse a druggie because they did it to themselves. But it should really cause YOU to search deep in your soul and ask, am I doing myself the best? Am I staying healthy so that I don’t have to wind up hospitalized with a failing liver… Like I said. Preventative car starts with YOU, not your doctor.

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:52pm

      ** You CAN’T refuse a druggie because they did it to themselves**

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    • tierrah
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:01pm

      If there are so many people without health insurance or who cannot afford health insurance, why not create a “pool” of just those people rather than lumping EVERYONE into the same pool? Any group …. look at all your available group insurance for big corporations …. has more power than an individual does. Let this “special” group of uninsured folks argue their case and negotiate for their own benefits and leave all the others out of the equation? I’ll tell you why. The folks who are complaining the most are the ones who would contribute NOTHING financially to the pool … there would be a minority who truly have a legitimate complaint and could NOT afford to carry the freeloaders; and that is what this FREE insurance is all about.

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    • ->Click For Brain Enema<-
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:39pm

      America takes a step backwards everyday. Even the Canadians know their government run health-care is a scam.

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    • rebel
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:42pm

      Now this is comedy! Why can’t SNL be this funny?

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:57pm

      I have something very important to say on here….but I’m eating my cookie.

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    • mac5iron
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 9:10pm

      The problem with Health Care and in Canada and the USA are somewhat similar. In both cases the costs are skyrocketing. The reason being, the consumers in both places do not pay for Health Care. One place it is done by socialization, the other it is done via the magic of employer or private health insurance. Both consumer never needs to think about how much it is going to cost, because insurance pays. Oh sure in the US some consumers have to pay direct. They are the real losers. Because the majority of health care is provided without consumers actively seeking ways to keep the costs down, naturally the prices just keep on rising. Anyone that studies Austrian Economics can see why these systems are both economically destructive. In a nutshell, in order for capitalism to do its magic the consumer must bear the cost of the services that he receives. That doesn’t preclude insurance, but it should be private insurance designed by the free market completely free from government interference except for the case where the courts need to intervene when the insurance contract is broken. A smart consumer combined with some punitive penalties for unscrupulous insurance comapines should do the trick. Don’t hold your breath until the USA or Canada declare bankruptcy.

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    • Puppy
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 10:13pm

      cognitivedissonance: Live in a glass house; watch those stones! In America, my country, the sick are not left in the street because they cannot pay. As a matter of fact, here in L.A., hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens get free health-care from any hospital they walk into. Hell, we don’t need health insurance, we just need to denounce our citizenship!

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    • HillBillySam1
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:21pm

      To be fair, it was a really, really good cookie. Canadians are quite famous for them. Also, they are quite famous for William Shatner, ice hockey(?), Royal Canadian Mounties, funny hats made of real fur, and chronic alcoholism. I learned these things from Micheal Moore’s documentary called “Strange Brew”. It starred Rick Moranis, who I also believe to be a Canuck. No wonder their healthcare system stinks on ice….

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    • Westnotleft
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 2:47am

      Any proposal to improve the system gets distorted by the other party to gain political points. That’s why prioritized medicine gets named “Death Panel”. In Canada our health care could work better, but our political leaders can’t start the discussion without getting hammered with accusations. Don’t vote for those hosers….THEY WANNA TAKE AWAY YER HEALTH CARE EH

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    • Freedomisslavery
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 7:18am

      Hey cognativedissonance, just want to let you know… health care is NOT a human right. Rights are handed down to people from THEIR HIGHER POWER NOT THE GOVERNMENT. In the U.S. we are a nation of laws not men. That’s the problem with socialism, I think we both will agree that what you are talking about is socialism. The government thinks that they have the ability to create rights. Hate to tell ya but that is NOT what most Americans believe. I’m glad you like your “free” health care. Just keep it north of the boarder.OKAY?

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    • mikem1969
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 8:42am

      Ah, good old wonderful helpful socialized medicine. NOT. The US currently has the best health care system in the world, but that will end in 2014 if WE THE PEOPLE don’t get it repealed.

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