Opinion - Letters to the Editor

POSTED: Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2009

Canadians do like their health care

Recently, those opposed to a public health insurance plan - which would offer the possibility for everyone to be covered - tend to throw out unsubstantiated clams about Canadians not liking their health-care system. Without documentation, what is the basis for these claims?

On the other hand, recent polls show how Canadians truly feel. According to a recent Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey, 82 percent of Canadians believe their system is better than U.S. health-care. Also, the same poll shows that 70 percent of Canadians think their health-care system is working either well, or very well.

In addition, a new Ipsos/McClatchy online poll found that 65 percent of Canadians said they had access to all the health care services they needed at costs they could afford; in contrast, only 49 percent of Americans felt that way.

Universal health care is feasible in the U.S. It has been shown that it works for the vast majority of Canadians.

David and Peggy Kehe

Bellingham