Further to rick's post:
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http://www.pentictonherald.ca/?nopic...ate=2004/09/15

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This article also nicely puts to rest Scott's notions of some huge
bureaucracy of socialist technocrats pulling the healthcare strings in
Canada.

In the case in question, the lone orthopedic surgeon in a small town
can't cope with the waiting list for joint replacements. Why, if there
are such bureaucrats, don't they just "order" some orthopedic surgeons
from more urban centers to go to this community to help out? Could it
be that there are no such bureaucrats. And, on top of that, could it be
that doctors operate as entrepreneurs and most choose not to live in
smaller communities.

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