ABSTRACT
Most Canadians would agree that Canada has one of the best health care systems in the world. Universal Medicare is truly a wonderful program that provides equal, high quality health care for all Canadians regardless of national origin, social status, age, race, gender or ability to pay. Although there are occasionally some local problems with waiting lists or delays for procedures, for the most part the system is also very fast and efficient at providing Canadians with a level of health care unsurpassed anywhere in the world. More and more we hear stories of Canadians travelling to the United States to receive sophisticated health care that is not available in Canada. In spite of political denials that Medicare is no. a "two-tier" system, we hear cynics who claim that indeed there is a two-tiered health care system in Canada.
