The Ontario Physicians' Alliance, for example, has always supported a government system, but argues that the worst possible system is a government-only system, a system enjoyed by only Canada, North Korea and Cuba.
Rights have responsibilities.
Establishing a government monopoly does not guarantee access to health care. Increasingly, the rigid government monopoly on health-care services is providing reduced access to health care. Recently in Ontario it has not even been able to provide a basic level of emergency services. Mr. Schrecker, please try and imagine a human right to free housing, free food and free schooling with a government monopoly as the only way of legally providing these rights. Patrick Hewlett, Ontario Physicians' Alliance director, Toronto.