• Pros:
  1. TRUE universal healthcare: if you have a job, you contribute with your employer to your insurance, if you don’t have a job (or loose it), your coverage DOES NOT STOP for a single day, you get free healthcare from the state, it is against the law to not be entitled to receive healthcare.
  2. Out of the box thinking: removing pressure of crowds from ERs and public institutions…
  3. Widely available at-home service (they will come to you, for a blood test, for an elderly visits…)
  4. Superior doctor analysis and diagnosis skills
  5. Efficiency by all concerned
  6. Maternity leave of 6 months is decent
• Cons:
  1. 16 weeks maternity leave, imposed at starting 6 weeks before due date
  2. Nurses are efficient, yes, but rough around the edges, could improve on customer care

• Pros:
  1. Public healthcare widely available
  2. Private option easily available for faster service
  3. Private vs. public is handled well
  4. Maternity leave of 6 months is decent
• Cons:
  1. Doctors are not very competent unless specialist
  2. Nurses are not strong on bedside manner and efficiency

• Pros:
  1. Quality of facilities
  2. Once you have insurance, everything is generally efficient
  3. Doctors are competent, most of the time
• Cons:
  1. Very expensive if you don’t have insurance
  2. No public option most of the time
  3. Crowded ERs
  4. 3 weeks maternity leave, say what????

First, about Canada:

• Pros:
  1. It’s free
  2. It’s accessible: in montreal, at least, there are plenty of places to go to to receive care
  3. Maternity leave is 1 year! How can you not love that!
• Cons:
  1. There is no real private option should we want to pay more for a faster more personalized service
  2. Everywhere is always so crowded, waiting times are infuriating
  3. Doctors are overworked and don’t always spend the right amount of time with each patient