Defending Canadian Health Care in America

Earlier this year, I did a series of posts on the way the Canadian health care system is being portrayed in American media.

I’m even happy to note that the President borrowed my term: saying recently that Canadian health care is portrayed as the “bogeyman” in American health care debates.

Well, if the President is taking notice, eventually, the Canadian MSM would, and they have. And now the big question tossed about this past summer has been this one: who is going to defend Canadian health care from all this scare mongering and disinformation (subquestion: should it be defended?)?

Our Prime Minister is not saying much. And the Leader of the Opposition has been criticized for missing out on the opportunity to take on American myth making. They have missed their “medicare moment”.

So, then: who speaks for Canada? Maybe its the People themselves. The void of leadership has left Canadians — with a little help from youtube– to defend the system ourselves.

It’s good to see regular Canadians taking up the fight, but bad to see the leadership void: might this be a moment for the emergence Liberal Lion of Canada? I’m not holding my breath.





