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The Peculiarity of Public Versus Private Health Care in Canada

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The Peculiarity of Public Versus Private Health Care in Canada
A health care worker audits different health units at a hospital in Toronto on Dec. 9, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
John Robson
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Here’s a strange headline. “Private Med Clinic Expands Network.” And the strange part isn’t “Med.” It’s that this first story in the June 7 National Post is about Canada, fabled land of socialized medicine. What wretch snuck in a network of private clinics?

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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