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A 4 page research paper that examines what the popular press in Canada is saying about that country’s healthcare system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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perceives these factors. An examination of several articles from the popular press in Canada suggests that the media maintains a critical perspective on the Canadian healthcare system, but that it
reports these issues fairly, indicating positive developments, as well as problems. In an article that appeared in Macleans magazine in 2006, Alexandra Shimo discussed the opening of Don Copemans private
healthcare clinic. Copeman, a physician, opened his clinic in order to offer clients "more face time with doctors" (Shimo 34). The clinic offers "unlimited access to expert general practitioners" in
an healthcare facility that is tailored to meet the needs of "mid-lifers" (Shimo 34). The emphasis in Copemans clinic is on preventive medicine, that is, promoting and maintaining a healthy
lifestyle and serious problems are referred back to the public system (Shimo 34). The fact that Copeman saw a need for this sort of facility entails the implied criticism that
clients within Canadas universal healthcare system do not receive a great deal of personal attention and that gaining access to care is often difficult. This perception is verified by
an article in the Regina Leaderpost newspaper, which criticized Provincial governments by attempting to resolve a shortage of physicians by recruiting doctors from other countries (De Souza A1). Nadeem Esmail,
the director of health system performance studies at Fraser Institute, was quoted as saying that "It is irresponsible for a wealthy developed nation with a highly-educated population like Canada to
rely on foreign-trained doctors to delivery health care to the population" (De Souza A1). The article goes on to place the blame for the current doctor shortage on a public
policy that was instituted in the 1970s. At that time, the provinces instituted a policy of restricting the number of applicants to medical schools, as it was assumed that reducing
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