Public Health

Politics are beyond me but I've always thought public health care was what made Canada the great country it is. I never had to worry about seeing a doctor and my resources weren't drained when the opportunity arose. They say it's expensive but can healthy workers not work more effectively thereby increasing their country's revenue? And if other countries follow our example will they not have the same expenses? I do know that many within Canada are selling out Public Health because they only care about themselves, think they deserve quicker medical service and shouldn't have to wait in line. But with additional funding the line-ups will decrease. Studies conducted at McMaster (see Maude Barlow's Too Close for Comfort) demonstrate that in order to maintain profits, private health care clinics make cuts, which means the level of their service decreases, which means you're not waiting in line to get worse service (see Michael Moore's Sicko as well). The Conservative Party does not generally support public initiatives but the NDP and the Bloc Québécois do. In my opinion, poor people should vote for these parties (who would be stronger if united) to ensure their interests are represented politically, and to ensure that Private Health's encroachment is a paralyzed june bug rather than a juggernaut. This can be accomplished by having faith in common goals like public health, education etc. (see John Sayle's Matewa). I'm not destitute and will never be rich and know that without public health my future bills will be all the more daunting (400 for the car, 600 for the mortgage, 600 for family expenses, 500 for three years because of medical expenses). The Conservatives will always hold a degree of political clout but within great countries like Canada Left Wing Parties do as well especially if they cast a united vote for what they believe in (note that in the last Federal election the Left Wing vote was split between 4 parties and the Conservatives still couldn't win a majority).