The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin
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Commentary
It was the best of takes on Canadian socialized medicine, it was the worst of takes. From Matt Gurney at The Line, “none of us is morally obligated to let our families suffer in pain to satisfy the ghost of Tommy Douglas.” And from CTV, “More private health care linked to higher mortality, Quebec study warns.” As so often in Canada, we are told intellectual paralysis is patriotism. Let us instead summon the ghost of common sense.
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.”
