There exist many indefensible myths about the Canadian single-payerhealth care system. Among these myths are: that Canada hasthe best health care system in the world; that the Canadian publicloves its Medicare system; that Canadian Medicare is sustainable;and that the single-payer, Canadian-style coverage keeps costsunder control.
The chances Trudeau s health-care summit with the premiers will end with the blueprint to realistic long-term improvements are only marginally better than believing China’s balloon was simply collecting atmospheric temperatures, Don Martin writes in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca, But it’s clearly time the 50-year-old dream of medicare as a Canadian birthright stopped being such a nightmare for so many patients.