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Re: Despicable US Healthcare Commercial - Not Righ
Golden #266816 07/22/09 02:33 AM
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 Originally Posted By: Golden
Question: how hard is it to emigrate, on an official basis, from the US to Canada? Haha, I have no intention, but I am just curious how that works. Also, if a non-Canadian citizen is injured/sick while in Canada, I assume they are covered for the initial hospital stay, is that correct?


Here in Toronto there are many ex-pat Americans who have emigrated. Many of the older ones came here during the Vietnam War and never returned. There used to be dual citizenship status though I'm not sure that's granted anymore.

If you have a health card you don't pay otherwise you're billed. Only Canadians or "landed immigrants" (something like a resident alien) can have health cards. Basically you have to be a tax paying Canadian resident or family member of one.


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Re: Despicable US Healthcare Commercial - Not Righ
jakeman #266820 07/22/09 03:02 AM
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I am not sure actually how difficult it is. My Dad (Canadian) married my Mom (American). Mom became dual citizenship and they lived in Canada and that is where I was born. I could have applied for dual but never did. I have spent a lot of time in both countries and like them both but my heart stays in Canada \:\) .



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Re: Despicable US Healthcare Commercial - Not Righ
BlueJays1 #266825 07/22/09 03:49 AM
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Here's a solution:

Put all of our money into a time travel machine, travel far enough into the future where they invent those Star Trek scan-your-body things, then bring one back, mass produce it, and everyone is their own MD.

Problem solved.



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Re: Despicable US Healthcare Commercial - Not Righ
danmagicman7 #266841 07/22/09 09:48 AM
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 Originally Posted By: Worfzara

Do CNN and the producers of this commercial realize that we get CNN in Canada?


Yes, but they don’t care because Canadians are not a large voting block in U.S. elections.

 Originally Posted By: fredk

There was an excellent article in a recent Economist on this issue. To me, its sad to think that healthcare is such a political issue.


I agree with you Fred. For me the real disgust is not the political propaganda this commercial represents but that factions are using healthcare as and “emotional appeal” type of “red herring” argument to either grab more political/economic power or protect the political/economic power they already have. It’s about: Lie, Cheat & Steal

At the end of the election cycle all that matters is who bought the most votes.


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