Canada's attempt to force everyone into socialized medicine seems to be coming apart at the seams:

The country's publicly financed health insurance system — frequently described as the third rail of its political system and a core value of its national identity — is gradually breaking down. Private clinics are opening around the country by an estimated one a week, and private insurance companies are about to find a gold mine.

All due to a court decision made last year, which found that if the state can't provide, it is illegal for the state to prevent anyone else from doing so.

Also, it seems to me a glaring mistake to call the US system even "largely" market-driven, since there are millions of people receiving some sort of federal health benefit (medicare, medicaid, and various SSI programs).

Regardless, it still shows that, while our own system is far from perfect, anyone who thinks Canada's should be used as an example of improvement isn't paying attention.

Via Cafe Hayek through Instapundit.