I blogged a bit about this report, issues on Monday. Here is a great editorial from the Laval News Online. It deserves a good read. Hats off to Ms. Walberg.

The Index is undeniable proof that Canada has much to improve upon. The Euro-Canada Health Consumer Index, the first attempt to compare Canada with Europe in terms of meeting the needs of healthcare consumers, shows that we do a mediocre job of fulfilling our commitment to excellent and accessible healthcare. Austrians, the French and the Dutch enjoy better and more accessible healthcare than we do and at a lower per capita cost. There is no reason Canada cannot improve and reach a similar level, and the release of the index marks an important new tool to use to reach this end.

Damn right.