cj6530

The Down Syndrome point was garbage but so was you point in regards to the stats you presented.....just that yours were less obvious to those that do not understand how your stats related to the topic of quality health care. In regards to what system is better.......I agree that we will never agree. I personally would rather have a few people going bankrupt over health care costs but in return my child is one of the few extra who lives instead of dies because of low birth weight. I do not need the government being my nanny.

Also....... read this http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/10/02...h-canada-vs-us/ Point is that USA has better care for sick people but yes Americans are less healthy and die quicker than Canadians because they are fat. Americans being fat is a diff argument. The point is that once you are sick in the usa you have a better Mortility rate than in Canada.

If quality of heath care is based soley on stats than you would be in favor of a Canadian health care policy of aborting all Down Synodrome children. My point is simply that you have no choice or options for health care. You have to take what the government gives you. Why would you want that. You have to follow the course that the Alberta Government sets for you if your child has an illness. Really.......you think that is OK. You don't think that you should have the option to buy some treatment that is only 60% efffective that the Alberta Government does not offer. Really?? Why get a good job in Canada.....You are able to buy a bunch of sleds and drive a new Escalade but your not able to provide the best health care available to a sick family member.

Last time I checked a poor healthy 35 year old in Alberta cannot get a colonoscopy to pre screen for colon cancer. My father who is 62 cannot get the procedure because he does not have any history of that cancer in his family. In the USA anyone of any age with insurance can get that cancer pre screen tomorrow if they wish. If you don't have insurance but have $1400 in your pocket you can get one tomorrow as well. My point, is that the level of care in Canada is terrible....but yes it won't bankrupt you if you get ill.....you may not get the best treatment but you will not be broke.

I have lived in the USA for the last 10 years. You have no idea what you are talking about in regards to USA health care. You are making stuff up. My health care in the USA is much much better than any care offered in Canada. What you don't realise is that the Provincial governments are HMO's. They decide what cancer drugs are offered based on statistical data.

I bet nothing happens to them. I think they should go to jail but......according to Gary Provencher a Ministry of Environment conservation officer they only "could" be facing charges. If the ministry of environment was serious about curbing poaching they would have real enforcement and punishments and would not use language like "could" be charged.

I am not trying to make a big deal out of this. I think by far most people on this board would read the regs and and are totally commited to conservation. I am not trying to get on my high horse about BC or Alberta. I simply responded to a post that said that you should read the BC regs because the fines are big. This statement implies that the poster does take into account the fine as an influence to read the regs. I didn't read anymore into this and by no means does it imply that anyone else on this board would do that.

I am not a saint. It makes a big difference why you read the regs. If you read the regs based on the size of the fine that would imply varibilityof compliance based on the size of the fine and or your income relative to the fines. In short, if the fine was small and or your income was large you would have less reading of the regs. Sooooooo.......reading the regs based on the size of fine would imply less much less than 100% of people choosing to read the regs. Do you follow the logic?

In BC we read the regs for reasons of fish conservation not because of the size of the fine.

I used to fish the Fallen Timber hard many years ago. I always did well on small caddis and adams patterns. You definately have to walk it to find the prime spots. I often used the Hopper/dropper combo but would mainly catch on the dropper with that system. The biggest brown I have ever caught came from from that river 23 inch....my fishing parter landed a 24inch. I didnt believe the hype until I saw the huge browns with my own eyes. Also the river can seem frustrating at first as you need to change flys often to what is working and also use light tippet.