Just returned from a vacation in B.C.  On the way to Butchart Gardens we met a lovely woman who was in Victoria to celebrate the inauguration of an NDP govt.  She had a healthcare administration background.  Her husband has cancer and has a 6 month wait for chemotherapy.  Her daughter is dying as the result of a rare autoimmune disorder.  It is treatable but the B.C. Healthcare system rations treatment to one case per year.  To me, there are glaring shortcomings to our rationed system.  However, the U.S. System that is controlled by insurers and healthcare providers (doctors/clinics/labs/pharmaceutical companies) is punitive.  $6000.00 deductibles and co-pays restricts way too many Americans from accessing proper healthcare.  It is a cruel system.  Both Canadian and U.S. Healthcare systems need rethinking and reform.