Canadian doctors feel snubbed by Canadian Premier

The Globe and Mail reports:

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams inadvertently “bad mouthed” Canada's heath-care system by travelling to Florida to have his heart repaired, according to a prominent cardiac surgeon who says he would have gladly performed the surgery himself.

“The fact that these procedures are available in Canada and they're done with individuals who are very well trained and have had good results definitely bad mouths the health-care system,” said Bob Kiaii, director of minimally invasive cardiac surgery and robotics at London Health Sciences Centre.

“And it puts a really bad reputation to the health care we're now providing.”