It's been known for a long time the Maritime provinces have wait lists for doctors. In parts of rural Ontario it is also very hard to get a family doctor.
It's not terribly different even in the major cities. When my doctor was temporarily delicensed and jailed (I wish I knew the full story on this, so don't ask for details) we had to scramble for a new family doctor. We managed to get on the list of my aunt's family doctor. He was already overloaded with patients but said he'd do it because we were a patient's family.
Not that I go all that often. I think it's been four or five years since the last time I saw him? But yeah, while the problem isn't as pronounced in cities, it still exists.
I guess it's too much to expect the public system to work. It's time to allow more private sector choice. Ben Shapiro was right about one thing regarding public healthcare - there is universality, quality, and affordability. You can pick 2 of those 3 items, but a public system cannot have all 3.
It's not terribly different even in the major cities. When my doctor was temporarily delicensed and jailed (I wish I knew the full story on this, so don't ask for details) we had to scramble for a new family doctor. We managed to get on the list of my aunt's family doctor. He was already overloaded with patients but said he'd do it because we were a patient's family.
Not that I go all that often. I think it's been four or five years since the last time I saw him? But yeah, while the problem isn't as pronounced in cities, it still exists.
I guess it's too much to expect the public system to work. It's time to allow more private sector choice. Ben Shapiro was right about one thing regarding public healthcare - there is universality, quality, and affordability. You can pick 2 of those 3 items, but a public system cannot have all 3.