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Happy (belated) Anniversary!
I meant to finish this up yesterday, but somehow the time just simply got away from me. December 22, 2011 was the date upon which Ms. Marlene Edmond of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada visa...
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It never really ends: the Permanent Resident Card
On Thursday I finally broke down and attempted to call the immigration call centre because I was concerned that my permanent resident card had not yet arrived. While it’s not strictly required, it’s...
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Schedule F: The Chain Link Fence to Keep Sick People Out of Canada
I recently was discussing the issue of the cost of drugs inside versus outside Canada. One of the side-effects of the strong controls present in the Canadian system is that it forms a fence around...
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New Medical Information on CIC Website
CIC has been reorganizing their website so that the old medical procedures manuals have been replaced. The new layout is more complex to navigate (it’s a website instead of an operational manual) but...
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Lee v MCI
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has been doing some major revisions to their website of late. One area in which things are more interestingly laid out is the area dealing with medical issues, in...
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BC and Drug Coverage
I recently did some analysis of the BC health care coverage for prescription medications for treating HIV. To my surprise, it would appear that none of them are covered under the provincial...
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BC And Drug Coverage (Revisited)
CATIE.CA In my previous post about prescription drug coverage in British Columbia I did not really go into detail about the evidence supporting my argument that the province does not cover drug costs...
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,000...
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Defending Healthcare: A Different Perspective
I recently read an article under the banner “Fighting Words” entitled “Defending healthcare“. The authors in that article threw down an interesting jingoistic saying. Right now, there’s a legal...
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Happy Anniversary!
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of my refusal letter. It’s amazing to me that it has been that long: I really had to think about it this morning to confirm the length of time, as I’d originally...
View ArticleReverse “Cherry Picking”
I’ve had this thought for some time, and I’ve explained it in conversations but never posted it here. The current process of determining when something is “excessive demand” is to take the medicals for...
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