$300 is a user fee, a fraction of the actual cost, which in Canada we do pay for through an insurance scheme called taxes. (Most other medical expenses are cove

$300 is a user fee, a fraction of the actual cost, which in Canada we do pay for through an insurance scheme called taxes. (Most other medical expenses are covered through our single payer insurance, funded though provincial income taxes, but ambulance service is paid for by property taxes, I think).