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Canadians Waiting Longer for Medical Treatment in 2006 According to Annual Survey

From the article -

The amount of time Canadians have to wait for surgical and other therapeutic treatment increased slightly in 2006 and continued to hover near the 18 week mark

and....

Canadians should not expect to see any dramatic improvement in waiting times as a result of the latest federal-provincial agreements regarding waiting lists. The long waiting times for medically necessary services are a symptom of a much greater problem: a poorly designed health care system.

Waiting for medical services in Canada: lots of heat, but little light

Canadians' long-standing approval of their health care system declined significantly during the 1990s. While 61% of respondents to a 1991 Angus Reid poll rated the system "excellent" or "very good," that figure had fallen to 52% by 1995, and was just 24% in 1999.1

The problems are immense. Not anecdotal in the least.