Is it cold in Canada?
Jan 3rd 2009, 8:12 pm
#46
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Jan 3rd 2009, 8:17 pm
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Re: Is it cold in Canada?
No but what does your NI pay for????
so in fact the national health service is not free, well not if you work
Also if you work you pay for your prescriptions, dentist, eyes, everything that you do here really.....
In alberta and that is where PGTIPS is pointing too, we used to pay $88 amth for alberta healthcare, as off 1st january 2009 you no longer pay for this and is free, you only pay for your private healthcare and as a worker in the uk we also had this to cover against costs for me and family....
The mega difference for a family is that childrens prescriptions are not free, but then i have always had to pay extra for my kids glasses as the free ones never fit them
Our weather today - -26 and sunny
tomorrow -3 and sunny/cloud
no snow - yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, although we have enough thanks
so in fact the national health service is not free, well not if you work
Also if you work you pay for your prescriptions, dentist, eyes, everything that you do here really.....
In alberta and that is where PGTIPS is pointing too, we used to pay $88 amth for alberta healthcare, as off 1st january 2009 you no longer pay for this and is free, you only pay for your private healthcare and as a worker in the uk we also had this to cover against costs for me and family....
The mega difference for a family is that childrens prescriptions are not free, but then i have always had to pay extra for my kids glasses as the free ones never fit them
Our weather today - -26 and sunny
tomorrow -3 and sunny/cloud
no snow - yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, although we have enough thanks
Jan 3rd 2009, 8:18 pm
#48
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Re: Is it cold in Canada?
It's about the same as SE England here, actually I think the average is slightly higher with more sunshine and less rainfall. Snow is pretty rare (although we have just had a record fall here in the past few weeks). So no, Canada isn't necessarily cold 
Jan 3rd 2009, 8:19 pm
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Re: Is it cold in Canada?
[QUOTE=moondevil;7122758]
We never had underground stations where i was in the uk, so that is a london thing, so never miss it,
Newcastle upon tyne has had underground stations for years - the Metro.
More importantly - I'd die for a Gregg's pasty!
We never had underground stations where i was in the uk, so that is a london thing, so never miss it,
Newcastle upon tyne has had underground stations for years - the Metro.
More importantly - I'd die for a Gregg's pasty!
Jan 3rd 2009, 8:34 pm
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Re: Is it cold in Canada?
Newcastle upon tyne has had underground stations for years - the Metro.
More importantly - I'd die for a Gregg's pasty![/QUOTE]
I'm an Oddie's girl really
More importantly - I'd die for a Gregg's pasty!
[/QUOTE]I'm an Oddie's girl really
Re: Is it cold in Canada?
Jan 3rd 2009, 8:51 pm
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Jan 3rd 2009, 8:52 pm
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Re: Is it cold in Canada?
OP wants to move to Spain so a moot point really.
Jan 3rd 2009, 9:03 pm
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Re: Is it cold in Canada?
lol!
I know that nowhere in the world has healthcare which costs nothing. In this context "free" is usually taken to mean "no fee at the point of service", that is, funded from taxation rather than billed to the patient.
I know that nowhere in the world has healthcare which costs nothing. In this context "free" is usually taken to mean "no fee at the point of service", that is, funded from taxation rather than billed to the patient.