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Not only housing, but also health care. The system is far overcapacity in most urban areas. There's just not enough doctors, care homes, or hospital beds for th
by icepat 3y ago
Not only housing, but also health care. The system is far overcapacity in most urban areas. There's just not enough doctors, care homes, or hospital beds for the entire country. It was a major reason for me expatriating. The housing issue, and stagflation was also a major contributor, but I had to seriously ask myself if I felt safe getting old in Canada. And the answer was a resounding no.
- TMWNN 3y ago>Not only housing, but also health care. The system is far overcapacity in most urban areas. There's just not enough doctors, care homes, or hospital beds for the entire country. Context for others: An amazingly high portion of Canadians don't have a family doctor <https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/despite-more-doctors-many-canadians-don-t-have-a-family-physician-report-1.4611149 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/despite-more-doctors-many-cana...>. In Atlantic Canada (the four easternmost provinces) it is impossible, repeat impossible, to get a family doctor if you don't have one <https://web.archive.org/web/20190226051406/https://www.thetelegram.com/in-depth/doctor-shortage/what-we-learned-and-what-you-said-about-doctor-shortage-in-atlantic-canada-286436/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190226051406/https://www.thete...>. It's one thing to have shortages in rural areas—that happens in the US too—but Halifax?!? I've heard the same occurs in Vancouver too.