A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott states:
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And provincial governments are controlled by the federal government.
Otherwise, provinces could opt out of the national health care system.
They
can't.
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Now, are you 100% sure that provinces can't opt out of the national
healthcare system?

Now be VERY careful when you answer this. This IS a trick question. To
answer it, you'll need to explain what would happen to a province that
opts out (or tries to opt out).

I hear Jeopardy music in the background..... Scotty, your time is
running out!!!!

Well, let's hear it. Clearly there is a national policy regarding this
issue, so once again we have central control. That the central government
may choose to allow a province to opt out doesn¹t deny the existence of a
federal program. Nor would the fact that the government-controlled health
care program is run by the provincial government in any way damage my
assertion. Government is government, whatever the level, and if it controls
and rations health care, the result is the same, irrespective of whether
it's done provincially (pun intended) or at the federal level. It's not the
free market, which is what counts.

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Scott argues (incorrectly):
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That the central government
may choose to allow a province to opt out doesn=B9t deny the existence
of a
federal program.
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What was at issue was whether or not provinces had the freedom to opt
out. You suggested not. It was a question of having that freedom. They
do.

frtzw906

A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott argues (incorrectly):
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That the central government
may choose to allow a province to opt out doesn¹t deny the existence
of a
federal program.
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What was at issue was whether or not provinces had the freedom to opt
out. You suggested not. It was a question of having that freedom. They
do.

No, they don't, as I explain in detail elsewhere.

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Regards,
Scott Weiser

"I love the Internet, I no longer have to depend on
friends, family and co-workers, I can annoy people WORLDWIDE!" TM

© 2005 Scott Weiser

Scott decides:
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Government is government, whatever the level, and if it controls
and rations health care, the result is the same, irrespective of
whether
it's done provincially (pun intended) or at the federal level.
===========

Provincial governments do not ration health care. It is rationed
exactly as it is rationed in the USA: at the level of the individual
doctor or hospital (are they currently available to attend to your
needs?)

frtzw906

A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott decides:
============
Government is government, whatever the level, and if it controls
and rations health care, the result is the same, irrespective of
whether
it's done provincially (pun intended) or at the federal level.
===========

Provincial governments do not ration health care.

Yes, they do.

It is rationed
exactly as it is rationed in the USA: at the level of the individual
doctor or hospital (are they currently available to attend to your
needs?)

Nope. Provincial governments set the policies for their provincial plans,
which must comport with the federal plan. Moreover, the feds have absolute
power to dictate what services are covered.


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Regards,
Scott Weiser

"I love the Internet, I no longer have to depend on
friends, family and co-workers, I can annoy people WORLDWIDE!" TM

© 2005 Scott Weiser