Good health care is central to good health.  We in Canada pride  ourselves our public  healthcare.  Its publicly funded, accessible to all citizens and of high quality in most regions. But is it sustainable? No, probably not. It consumes 18% of our GDP at the moment and as the Canadian population continues to age that proportion is bound to grow.  Could the healthcare system be better.  Yes, but what would “better” be?   More MRI’s, quicker service, free pharmaceuticals, house calls, more gadgets?  How about a healthcare system that supported healing and disease prevention and not disease management.  How about a system that encouraged empowerment not dependency.   How about a system that encouraged sufficiency rather than fear.

What would your ideal healthcare system look like?  How would we encourage people to take better care of themselves?  How would we encourage greater choice in healthcare services?