...Public health care still is the best in Canada Eric (Fan Mo) Today, Canadians are concerned with many issues involving health care. There are some problems in public health care system, like waiting time, capital and so on. So, some people think private health care is a better choose. However, I disagree with that. I want to demonstrate that public health care has more stability and more protection than private health care. The basic of fairness and equity that are demonstrated by the willingness of Canadians to share resources and responsibility are displayed in Canada’s health care system, and have been reflected in the modifications and major reforms made to system since its inception .The system has been and continues to be modified as the country’s population and circumstance change, and as the nature of health care itself. In Canada, public health care system got the most Canadian support. Canadians strongly support the health system’s public rather than for-profit private basis, and a 2009 poll by Nanos Research found 86.2% of Canadians surveyed supported or strongly supported “ public solutions to make our public health care stronger.” (“ Public health care scores big in poll as MDs study privatization”. Healthzone.ca. 2009-08-12) A Strategic Counsel survey found 91% of Canadians prefer their health care system instead of a U.S....
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...The redistribution of wealth and income through means of taxes, governmental programs, and social infrastructure can provide the poor with much-needed money and accessibility to further resources, such as job opportunities, education, and transportation. Redistribution encompasses taking from those with more money and providing to those with less money, much like Robin Hood in English folklore. This form of assistance often occurs through income tax, which typically occurs in governments in the form of different taxation percentages for different income brackets. For example, Canadians are taxed 15% on the first $45,916 of taxable income, and increasingly higher percentages taxed for higher incomes (Canada Revenue Agency, 2017). More creatively, redistribution can be applied in the form of government transfers for various social programs: social assistance, employment insurance, child benefits, and old age security are but a few of the methods in which redistribution of wealth is used to aid the poor (Conference Board of Canada, 2011). Yet another facet of redistribution is its role in social infrastructure. Governmental projects can drastically improve the lives of those in poverty. Affordable housing, indigenous community investments, improving rural and isolated communities, more trade, and better transportation are all services...
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...Social Justice: America v Canada Concepcion Cruz Argosy University Abstract This paper will define social justice as defined in America, as well as it is defined by our northerly neighbors, in Canada. The author will analyze the ideologies of both countries, with regard to social justice, identifying similarities and illustrating differences by examining historical values, economic structure, and issues of discrimination that factor into the application of social justice and/or social injustice in each country. Using reasoning skills, the author will support statements or arguments about social justice as it pertains to both the U.S. and Canada. America America is a country of conflicting ideologies. Conservatism is an ideology which places a high premium on progress as a slow, gradual process. Conservatives, or in political terms, the Right, view most forms of change as an invitation to chaos. They prefer smaller government and less regulation (www.diffen.com). This constituency is likely to be privileged in society, and usually as a result of aristocracy that has been inherited, or passed down from previous generations. When things change too quickly, this privilege, in the eyes of its possessors, is at risk- hence the fear of change a conservative may have. The other ideology that is gaining traction in recent generations, in America, is liberalism. Liberalism is a belief in equal opportunity for all, within a defined set of laws governed by law. Liberal minded...
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...for workers, pays taxes to as many as three levels of government (in Canada), and supports many charities. The system in which sellers and buyers can exchange goods and services is called a market. The local farmers market is a market. Farmers bring their fruits and vegetables to a single location to attract customers to that location. A stock exchange, like the Toronto Stock Exchange, is another example of a market. This is a market in which people can buy or sell shares. This chapter will review how the different countries of the world are divided between those that follow the concepts of command economies - socialism and communism - and those that have adopted a market economic system - capitalism and a mixed economy. The pursuit of social, economic, and political goals; the treatment, use, and motivations of the workforce; and market dynamics are different under each of the two approaches. Many countries have changed their economic systems. The strength of an economic system, or the economy overall, has a major impact on business. Canada enjoys a mixed economy. As such, economic concepts such Gross Domestic Product (GDP), productivity, unemployment rates, inflation, Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the overall business cycle, need to be carefully and continuously monitored, understood, and analyzed. Learning Goals Key Concept/Learning Goal | Summary | Explain what capitalism is and how free markets work. | Capitalism is an economic system in which all or most of the...
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...author once wrote that nursing is a passionate profession and is akin to a fever in the blood[1], with the hard work and long hours fading in importance against the vocational rewards. But community nursing has shown how the nursing profession is no longer viewed as merely hard work and long hours, it has illustrated nursing is a skill, a crucial facet of government health strategy, and a social and medical science. This passion extends from hard work and includes the profession shifting its core functions providing a flexible service that meets the changing health and social needs of society. The rewards to the profession and the community include personalized and case specific localized care, health program implementation, and guiding improved social trends at the ‘coal face’. Community based nursing is now at the forefront of social awareness and this important benefit is discussed throughout this essay. This essay focuses on the importance of community based nursing to the profession looking at aspects such as the role’s expanded influence on social trends, analysis, palliative care, outreach to vulnerable groups, and program implementation to the wider community. These functions in combination play a key role in ensuring this aspect of the nursing profession is effective in prevention and in tune with society’s needs. Community based nursing comprises several fields of expertise, including community health, public health, home health, and community mental health...
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...What Makes the Canadian Health Care System Canada’s health care system is strongly support by Canadian citizens. It is truly remarkable for any country to have implemented and achieved a federal managed universal health care system is and clearly impressive for the health care system to be so greatly support as well. There are many policies that contribute to the standard and quality in Canada’s health care agencies that are continually upheld by private practices and enforced be the Canadian government. Although there is government provided health care, private insurances is still an option for Canadians and minimally is utilized (CHST, i. t., n.d.). Reviewing successful health care systems and strategies, this ideal combination is geared for success for every category of patient. For instance, citizens may aspire to have health care serves provided to them with high standards of quality which meets all the way from their basic needs to their most intricate care needs. This paper will explore the advantages and vulnerabilities of the Canadian health care system. Canada Health Act Canadian government, in response to growing economic and social factors, enacted a national health care system to ensure that their citizens had reasonable access to health care regardless of ability to pay for private coverage or other social considerations. On the Parliament of Canada website, they state that “They believe that government insurance can correct the shortcomings in the private market...
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...States and Canada Healthcare Systems The United States is the only industrially advanced nation with over 15 percent of its population uninsured for health care services.(1) This aspect of American health policy has earned us a reputation of "backwardness"; for both Western Europe and Canada have systems of universal entitlement to health care (Torrance, 1984). A comparison of the American healthcare system to the Canadian health care system reveals the difference is cost, government involvement, philosophical attitude, and overall health of the citizens. In regards to economics, the American system practically doubles the cost of Canada per-capita bus yet does not yield the healthiest citizens, which clearly indicate there is room for change to improve or reform the U.S. healthcare system. This reform starts with the exchange of dialogue between the two countries policy makers and healthcare experts by identifying and implementing changes that are improvements of specific healthcare needs. Neither model is perfect but there are lessons that can be shared that could possibility lead to a more efficient healthcare system for both the United States and Canada. The United States and Canada are culturally similar therefore it is a realistic possibility that Americans could adopt a huge portion of the Canadian model and be successful with it. One of the main differences between the two separate healthcare systems is the huge gap in cost when comparing the cost per-capita...
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...up to its equality ideal. Since the inception of Medicare, Canadian society has evolved into a much more inclusive of, accessible to, and tolerant of individuals with various types of disabilities and illnesses. Medicare is Canada’s defining moment as it has ultimately set Canada as the country it is today. Medicare's influential impact on Canadian society was recognized globally and put into effect in other nations all around the world. Equality then became a definition which every Canadian citizen understood. Medicare, as some have labelled “the most Canadian of programs” is the one program that best represents what Canadians value and hold dear. Health care has long been regarded as the most popular public policy in Canada; Canadians feel more strongly about the health care system than conceivably any other issue. Furthermore, publicly-funded health care is tied directly to Canada’s national identity and differentiates Canada from its American neighbours like few other establishments. Moreover, “in 2005, 85% of Canadians believed that ‘eradicating’ public health care’ represented a ‘deep-seated change to the nature of Canada’”. Health care figures consistently in discussions of what makes Canada a great place to live. Canadians' longing for access to health care increased progressively as medical diagnosis and treatment became gradually more effective and costly. Canadians wanted to be able to visit health care professionals, wanted access to...
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...The role of women in Canadian society has changed dramatically over the past two centuries. These roles, which had been defined in various cultures for centuries, were based both on natural instinct and on necessity. When Canada was first settled, it was natural for immigrants to maintain traditional roles for men and women. By the eighteenth century, these distinct roles were strongly established in Canadian society. During the nineteenth century, views on women’s role began to change, as urbanization and industrialization progressed. These changes reflected the many social, political, economic and technological changes that were occurring at that time. Aware of the many inequalities in society, some women began to challenge the existing conditions and questioned the definition of a “proper woman”. In “The Cult of True Womanhood”, Barbara Welter explains that the virtues by which a woman judged herself and was judged by society were piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity. These were the standards of True Womanhood in Victorian Canada.1 Fortunately, social reformers eventually challenged the alleged status quo of Canadian women. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Church, the medical profession and the arts all tried desperately to maintain women’s sexual passivity in Canadian society. During the Victorian era, sexual passivity was seen as both natural and necessary for women. In fact, the Canadian society was based on the ideology that it was natural...
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...------------------------------------------------- www.rtm.com ------------------------------------------------- Phone (336) 780-0897 ------------------------------------------------- Fax (336) 780-9701 ------------------------------------------------- Address: 6800 Star Mount Drive ------------------------------------------------- Greensboro, NC, 27403 ------------------------------------------------- Roundtable Management MEMORANDUM To: Jerry McGuire, CEO From: Jason Stevens, Director of Marketing Date: 4/23/15 Subject: Expanding Roundtable Management Round Table management has successfully competed in the United States sports industry, representing 40% of the NBA players in America. We have transformed from an unknown commodity, to a household name in the sports industry, and in the lives of our athletes families. Although we are very successful at our craft, why stop here? The world is bigger than the United States, and we believe Roundtable has the proper personnel, outside resources, and overall promising potential to begin representing international athletes in other basketball leagues outside of the NBA. As it stands now, Roundtable management does not represent any foreign players. If we want to be known as the greatest management firm in the industry, it is ideal that we begin the necessary steps to broadening our brand. NBA.com reports our league has the highest number of foreign players in the league, at 101 players1. The top countries with the most international...
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...However, many Canadians believe that marijuana should be legalized because it can play a significant role in the medical industry. However, others hold the opposite attitude toward Marijuana legalization. This serious controversy has lasted for many decades. Canada’s neighbor, the U.S. government, has forbidden this drug since the early 1900s. However, this implementation didn’t produce a satisfactory result. (National Prevention Strategy, 2011) Marijuana should be legalized in Canada because its advantages outweigh the disadvantages. These advantages are likely to promote the Canadian economy, eliminate social issues and benefit the health of its residents. In terms of the economy, legalizing marijuana could conduct not only negative effects, but also positive effects. In the past decade, underground trade of marijuana has caused harm to Canada’s income. Werner Antweiler, the UBC professor, believes that the marijuana market is sizable. (2013) In B.C., the estimates show that Canadians consume at least 3 billion dollars in marijuana products annually. (Barmak, 2013) Other data from The International Journal of Drug Policy indicate that the retail value of marijuana consumption in B.C is between $443 million and $564 million. In addition, further estimates point out that marijuana legalization is likely to help the government generate $2.5 billion in taxes and license fees over five years. Therefore, these statistics show an enormous potential to boost the Canadian economy by legalizing...
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...Socialized Health Care While many countries today have some sort of public health program, their effectiveness is not conclusive and there is undoubtedly a great deal of controversy regarding all aspects of socialized modern health care. In North America but more so in the United States, there is a deep-rooted stigma associated with all things that relate to socialism, most likely due to history and the negative reputations of most countries with this sort of economic system. Capitalism does seem to fit the American way of life and even some aspects of human nature as we are generally competitive and compelled to have freedom of choice. However there is another aspect to human nature that drives us towards more collectivist ideals and it is found in our compassion, caring for others, unity and social solidarity. When exploring these issues the most important problems seem to occur at the extremities of the spectrum and in similar ways. Capitalism has allowed people to gain absurd amounts of wealth, often through corruption and deceit, and that wealth gives them unimaginable power while socialism tends to be corrupt and oppressive. This leads us to the obvious deduction that no system is perfect, whether it is a public or private health care system, a capitalist market or a democratic government, some might seem foolproof in theory but all have their flaws in practice, probably due to the volatility of human nature. We will argue that, in many ways, health care is a right, with...
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...these barriers is. There are approximately 250,000 immigrants to Canada each year. The majority of these immigrants to Canada come from Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Africa (Pottie, 2008). Immigration represents nearly 70% of the Canadian population growth. Even after four years of arriving in Canada, 26% of all new immigrants still faced language difficulties (not sure about ur whole ‘tense’ situation :P) in English or French (Pottie, 2007). According to Statistics Canada, the 2001 Census stated that 40% of immigrants aged 25-54 who came to Canada in the 1990s had a university degree (Statistics Canada, 2003). Nearly 70% of immigrants experience barriers in the Canadian labour market, despite the fact that 76% of these immigrants have at least one foreign international credential (Schugurensky, 2005). LANGUAGE BARRIERS: Health Care Services This barrier has a domino affect; it affects all aspects of life for immigrants. It causes emotional strain, places barriers to accessing services (including the health care services) consequently affecting the health of immigrants. The restriction of access to health care is one of, if not the most important barrier language has for immigrants. Canada provides a universal health care insurance system, a publically funded system, said to be accessible to all residents. The health implications this has on all immigrants vary from minor to major. These implications have not affected only one race of immigrants either; it has...
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...Consumers are taking advantage of price differentials for prescription drugs in other global markets by either physically crossing over to the Canadian border or ordering them from the internet. Analysis In an increasingly global environment, companies must become more aware of an empowered consumer. Information, such as pricing in other countries, is able to spread very quickly. American consumers often wish to be on an equal playing field with the rest of the world. This means that a service/good that is bought in the United State should be comparable in price/quality to the same good/service bought in another country. GSKoSmithKline (GSK) encountered numerous public relations and strategic issues with their decision to limit the supply of drugs shipped to Canada. Many American consumers chose to buy the cheaper versions of the drugs from Canadian pharmacies because of the significant price reduction. Many of these consumers, who were often low income or elderly, could not afford the United States drugs because of the expense. GSK’s Responsibility to American Patients Healthcare is a business, but it must be treated differently than other businesses. GSK has both a social and ethical commitment to produce life-saving drugs that are affordable and easily accessible to the American public. The large price differentials between drugs purchased in America and drugs purchased in Canada led many to believe that GSK was a profit-hungry corporation that did not care about human life...
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...company we are focusing on is Canadian Solar. They are a multinational firm that operates in several countries such as “Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, Australia and the United States”. (Canadian Solar) They are a leader in the solar energy industry. A detailed PEST (Political, Economic, Social and Technological) analysis will be provided on how these elements affect the company. There are various political regulations and by-laws passed by the Canadian government to help regulate proper practices of using and installing solar energy. These regulations affect Canadian Solar and their practices. For instance, in the 1970s and 1980s there were a large number of solar panels installed that were not installed properly because they were added by unqualified people. (Pouyot, SOL Spring Issue, 2007) Today there are strict regulations on getting the permission to install solar energy panels which protect land owners from liabilities. Permits must be attained from the government. This regulation protects Canadian Solar from any lawsuits from poor quality installation of solar panels or any damage to their customers’ property. This also helps them meet a certain standard of excellence to help their image and their customers. (Pouyot, SOL Spring Issue, 2007) From 2007 to 2012 the world suffered a global recession. Canada was affected by it but not as severely as other countries worldwide. Economists say we are not in a recession but many Canadians believe otherwise. Although...
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