The Canadian health care system is an oddity among developed countries in that the public sector is not only responsible for most of the financing of the health care system, but also has a near complete monopoly on the delivery of hospital care. In Europe, where public financing is as prevalent as in Canada, if not more so, the private for-profit sector has an extensive role to play in delivering service. The German experience shows that private sector involvement and the search for profit, contrary to widespread fears, are correlated with better quality care and can improve the efficiency of low-performance establishments.

Media Release :: Private hospitals within a public health care system: the German example

Un système de santé universel n'est pas incompatible avec une participation importante du privé (Quebec.huffingtonpost.ca, February 29, 2012) Système de santé universel et le privé : prendre exemple sur l'Allemagne (Cyberpresse.ca, February 28, 2012) Germany proves private and health care can go together (Toronto Sun, February 27, 2012) Germany's medical system works (The Gazette, February 23, 2012)		Interview with Frederik Cyrus Roeder (February 21, 2012, CBC-R) Interview with Frederik Cyrus Roeder (February 21, 2012, CJAD-AM)		Interview (in French) with Yanick Labrie (February 21, 2012, Argent business news network) Interview with Michel Kelly-Gagnon (February 21, 2012, Sun News Network) Interview with Frederik Cyrus Roeder (February 21, 2012, Sun News Network)