Quote Originally Posted by Xelebes
I haven't had much problems with the healthcare system in Canada. I presume it is very bad in the more densely populated centres where it is a strain to meet the weight of such density on said infrastructure. Waterloo is in said densely populated area so it is quite conceivable that they would have difficulties dealing with the population - despite the fact that it is 'rural'.
Actually, my experience is really much more rural than Waterloo. Waterloo is where I go to school, but I grew up in Thunder Bay. Considerably more isolated, and is the largest town for quite a distance, so most of the population of northwestern Ontario goes there for more than basic medical care.
At school I've been terribly impressed by health services. There's a clinic on campus and a waiting list of only a day or two for an appointment, compared to the month it takes me to get in to see my family doctor at home.