Canada's nationalized healthcare system failing, fractured

'Once proud' system failing, fractured, report says: Cancelled surgeries. Patients who need hospital care but who can't get it. Families forced to sell their homes to pay for an autistic child's treatment. In person and online, thousands of Canadians who participated in a nationwide consultation over the past year say the country's health system is faltering badly and that more needs to be done to deliver care when and where it's needed. The nation's 'once proud' health system is fundamentally fractured and failing - especially for vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, aboriginal peoples and those with mental illness - says a report from the Canadian Medical Association.