Oh Canada! Que Viva El Canadá !
2007-05-09 16:34:29 · 37 answers · asked by Gunter 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Yes, yes, yes and yes. In the Western hemisphere.
2007-05-09 17:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Aladino Z 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Canada in among the most wealth and developed countries in the world, not the wealthiest though.
Our health care system leaves much to be desired. Sure it's free, but that means you can wait rediculous amounts of time for any non-routine procedure. And then the people who decide to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day or lead otherwise terribly unhealthy lifestyles end up racking up a personal health care cost of a million dollars and everyone else has to foot the bill for it.
It's a big time pro vs. con type of system. With the quickly aging population we're really going to get to see the fun of it as health costs skyrocket. Either they'll have to scrap it or we can look forward to massive tax increases as the years pass by and the baby boomers all become senior citizens.
2007-05-09 16:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
NO. And USA is not the wealthiest country too.
The richest country in the world is Luxumbourg. United Arab Emirates comes in 3rd and USA is only number 6.( this is based on GDP per capita. Canada is not even on the top ten.
Canada though has lower cost of medicine compared to USA
2007-05-09 18:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by rock my world 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually Luxembourg is the wealthiest country per capita. Canada was number 19. It is in the midst of a strong economic upswing, though. (And I know of very few, actually zero, Canadians who keep their money in US banks). The US has the most powerful economy but with regards to the great disparity in population Canada's placement in the top 10 strongest economies in the world is an impressive feat.
It doesn't neccessarily have the "best" health care system (it was ranked 30th by the World Health Organization) in the world but when you consider that the life expectancy for Canada is 79.5 and the same statistic for the US is 77.1 the universal health care system is adding almost 2.5 years to the average citizen's life. Canadian life expectancy is in the top 10 in the world, so despite red tape I would consider it a success.
2007-05-09 17:04:01 · answer #4 · answered by rationalkazmarov 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Canada is nowhere near being the wealthiest country in the world, and every Canadian I hear on t.v. says that their health care system sucks. I don't know if I agree with that though, I think its great that Canadians have the opportunity to get health care by simply being a citizen.
2007-05-09 18:09:42 · answer #5 · answered by billy d 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Canada is by no means the richest country. They do have one of the best free health care systems. I am a American and I broke my leg while in Canada on a trip. I was brought to the hospital and without any need of insurance or other information they x-ray-ed my leg. Only after they gave me pain-killers did they ask for my information. When I said I was a American they did take note. For the x-rays it cost me $25. When I went back a local hospital took x-rays. Those cost me a total of $600.
Canada is in part a socialist county, almost like France in some way. They are not the wealthiest though. The exchange rate is 1.10 USD to 1 CDN. For their health care system they pay a little more in taxes but Canadian citizens get free health care which is absolutely amazing. The pharmacy system is very helpful and cheap even for foreigners. Cannabis is legal in Canada so for medical purposes it is also free.
2007-05-09 17:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by jlebowski245 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Let me tell you something that not a lotta people know ...
Canada its the country that has most water in the world. As time goes by and population grows more in the world, water its gonna be a very appreciated liquid. Those countries that had kept their natural resources in the world eventually are gonna be the richest countries. when that happen canadas gonna be the wealthiest country in the world.
2007-05-09 19:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jordan 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Canada is the wealthiest country in North America and it is a Country of diversity. Most immigrants areArab- Muslims unlike the U.S East coast where were Jewish
2007-05-09 17:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They definitely have a great health care system but I wouldn't say they are the wealthiest country. The US needs a system like theirs. That is don't join in wars, don't bother other countries, and make sure everyone is taken care of instead of pushing them to the ground like the US does.
2007-05-10 05:39:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i don't know if it is the wealthiest.. but generally people enjoy an above average standard of living.
As for health care, they do have a good system but as with any system like that, that is free.. it is severely over used. not to mention Canada needs doctors and nurses badly,.
2007-05-09 18:16:04 · answer #10 · answered by Debra H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They may be the wealthiest on the North American Continent, but only because they have not, yet, started the destruction as imposed by President Bush and his administration.
As for free health care, if you mean being farmed out to specialists who really don't want to spend much time with their patients; a sort of Kaiser plan, or of waiting for hours to be seen, let alone treated (sounds like our medical insurance bunch here too), then I would think it sucks. We are caught between two hard spots with the rock cementing it.
2007-05-09 17:51:55 · answer #11 · answered by R G 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋