in ontario, the target wait time for brain cancer surgery is three months. three months. same for breast cancer and for prostate cancer. and for cardiac bypass surgery, patients in ontario are told that they have to wait six months for a surgery that americans often get right away. the patients at kingston general hospital in kings kingston on ti can't have been unhappy with the -- in kingston, ontario have been unhappy. two years african herniated a disk in her back and was told twa take at least a year before she could consult an intern about her injury which left her in constant pain. according to a story in the kingston "wig standard," fran's doctor referred her to a neurosurgeon after an m.r.i. showed the herniated disk were affecting nerves in her leg. patients in ontario can be forced to wait up to two years and sometimes longer for tests, appointments with specialists or even urgent surgery. mr. president, americans don't want to end up like fran tuley. mr. president, americans don't want to end up like fran tuley. they like being able to get the care they need wh

between 2006 and 2008, ontario send more than 160 patients to york and michigan for emerging research 3, described by the globe and mail newspaper as broken necks, burst aneurysms, and other types of bleeding in or around the brain." caller: what is going to happen here if that happens? we will be waiting and i do not know what happens. you were talking about the election's over there, europeans, that they are moving right, and we're moving left in this country. they got tired of it over there, and they are moving right. obama is changing this country -- moving this country radically to the left, and i just -- i am just upset. host: well, you are helping me nicely because you are helping me segue into the article into today's "guardian." "brown's great escape," referring to gordon brown. our next call is from alan, joining us from bakersfield, california. good morning. we will go to don. go ahead, don, in lancaster pennsylvania. caller: how are you? host: fine, thank you. good morning. caller: i am not satisfied with my health care at all. like dick durbin said at the meeting with the

considering its expensive operations within its borders the governments of canada and ontario have agreed to do their part with an investment in the future and i want to thank them for doing so. i also want to thank the government of germany for working to reach a memorandum of understanding on the sale of a major stake in gm's european division and for providing interim funding to make it possible for the transaction to be finalized. of course gm is an american company with tens of thousands of employees in this country. responsibility for its future ultimately rests on us. that is why our government will make a significant additional investment of about $30 billion in gm. one that will entitle american taxpayers to ownership of about 60% of the new gm. let me talk about this -- i recognize that this may give some americans pause. hamas may explain it as clearly as possible while we're making this investment -- but let me explain it clearly. we inherited a financial crisis unlike any we have seen in our time. in has crippled private capital markets. we would not have otherwise even consi

from there a trip by larger boat west on the lake on lake ontario, along portage around niagara falls and finally into lake erie and the other great lakes. it was a long circuitous, arduous voyage not easily or often taken. the erie canal did a direct connection between albany and new york city by the navigable outs in. and began struggling frontier settlement of buffalo on lake erie. bacchanal, three under 63 miles, most of it across unbroken wilderness, 83 loss to deal with 700 feet of elevation change, and just 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. it was the first bond of union. the phrase that was used to describe it before it was finally approved. it was the first bond of union between the eastern seaboard states and the vast unsettled interior. it immediately became the conduit for people and manufactured goods headed west and raw materials and produce coming east. with new york city as the gateway for immigration from and commerce with europe. bacchanal was begun after much political popular and economic debate in 1817, completed 1825, cost $7 million, entirely funded by new york stat

house of representatives, i represented a district in northern ohio about four hours from windsor, ontario. i used to take bus loads of ohio consumers, mostly elderly, but not all, to canada to buy drugs. it was a peculiar thing for a federal official in one country to take people to another country to buy prescription drugs, the same prescription drugs they could have bought in a local drug store, same brand names, same box even, the same -- this exact same drug, same inert or active ingredients. the price was 1/3 or 1/4. that's the only difference. that's not because of their single-payer health care system but the government did what the ba does this this country, negotiate drug prices on behalf of 38 million consumers and directly negotiate the drug prices on behalf of them with the drug industry and got price savings of 50, 60, 70, 80%. the mccain approach is the right approach in cost savings that are so important will be contributed to this bill if we pass the mccain language without the weakening language. i would add those same kinds of cost savings we can see in the biologics sec

from their trip by a larger boat west on the lake ontario, a long portage of around niagara falls, and finally into erie canal and the other great lakes, it was a long circuitous arduous voyage not easily or often taken. the erie canal made a direct connection between albany and his new york city by the easily navigable hudson and then struggling frontier settlement of buffalo on lake erie. with and can now three and 63 miles rose across unbroken wilderness 83 locks into a 700 feet of elevation change and just 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep with but it was the firstborn of union, the race that was used to describe it before was finally approved, the first barnhart of union between the eastern seaboard states and the vast and settle the interior. immediately begin a conduit for people in manufacturing goods headed west and raw materials and produce coming east. with new york city as a gateway for immigration from and commerce with europe. the canal was begun after much political popular an economic debate in 1917 completed 1825, cost $7 million entirely funded by new york state and a time

he led the ontario hockey league, they felt he was an exceptional player. and he was allowed to go into that league. and i just expect that he is ready now to make that jump to the national hockey league. the islanders will want to have him on the team, go to training camp. i think with the islanders' situation rebuilding, i think he is a guy that will make the team. he will have a chance to play in the national hockey league this season. >> e.j., what other player in tonight's draft do you think can make an impact right away in the nhl? does anyone come to mind? >> i don't know when you say right away. i think it's a rare guy, mark that, can come in and be a sidney crosby or wayne gretzky, just a phenomenal guy at that young age. and to make an impact. i would say this, i think that the kid who was picked second, hedman, 6'6", the defenseman, tremendous reach, tremendous skating ability as well. in this league, having a defenseman like that that you can play 30 minutes a night is so important. when you look around, they have had accomplished players like h

his uncle wrote a lot of books on canada, ontario , florida, wild florida, which was big to them. it become part of a family tradition to be a conservation any of the. >> how did you get this publisher to put this outright now? >> they don't like to promote publishers multivolumes i realized we have never written a real conservation of the country. t.r. was the perfect person to do it. i could have cut my book down. i would have had to not write about the forest in arizona or not write about the bird refuges in florida. have you to start cutting some of the places he had saved. i didn't want to do that. the major statements for people to understand. it's not just a washington story. there were foot soldiers. t.r. was networking. it's a book of t.r. and a conservation any of the around him. there are men who had a smithsonian institute. they bread buffalo at the bronx zoo. he was the founder of the bronx zoo. i didn't want them to be relevant gated anymore just to a specialist. it's a circle of these people around him. how many of these other places did you spend time in? >> almost

the other caller has brought up about comparing universal health care, i just talked to somebody from ontario yesterday. the couple reiterated that people do have to come across and get certain tests done. it is not a perfect system. one of the biggest loss in comparing universal health care in other countries, comparing its to a corner shop to a big restaurant chain. the better thing we can do now is massively regulate the insurance industry, not to the point of putting them out of business, but lowering premiums. they get away for not paying for wellness visits. do those things first, and backtrack like health-care providers and others tweak the system that it works come and get less people in the public system and more people who can pay into an insurance system that we have now, but one that works. host: you said you were a health-care provider. what is your position? caller: i am an oral surgeon. host: bob cusack is joining us from the hill newspaper. good morning. in the washington post, they are watching about the debate ahead on energy legislation. one of many priorities of the obama

nhl draft.ft, the islanders took center john to tavares with the first pick tavares tavares led the o ontario hocke. league with 54 goals. he's the isles first overall fo pick.vrall four of the top five picks were centers. rounding out the top 10, three defensemen and two wingers. >> the flyers have acquireduire defenseman chris pronger from the ducks. pronger was the league mvp in the 1999-2000 season with the blues. in 2007, he won a stanley cup as a member of the ducks. >> straight ahead on espnews,pn, she's got the last name, butnam, what about t bhe game?e. tiger woods' niece trying toingt make the cut in her lpga tour debut. taking the weekend off, roger federer will face aps continar opponent as he continues his quest for h ♪ (guy) you know, the beer you choose says a lot about you. you want friendly, but not pretentious. classic, never trendy. you want a real american beauty. (woman) are you talking about the budweiser? or me? yes. ♪ >> williams' sister takes the court in what many believe is an invisible collision in a ladies final a week from saturday. friday was serena's turn a

tavares led the ontario hockey league with 58 goals this season. he also broke the ohl's record for career goals. he's the isles fourth overall number 1 pick. pick >> the flyers have acquired defenseman chris pronger from the ducks. in 2007 he won a stanley cup as a member of the ducks. >>> straight ahead on espnews, she's got the last name, but what about the game. tiger woods' niece trying to make the cut in her lpga tour debut. >>> after taking the weekend off, roger federer will face a familiar opponent as he continues his quest for history i hear what you're saying, i just don't do commercials, it's not my thing. conan, this is different. it's a ton of money, and it's only going to be seen in sweden. only in sweden? all the hollywood guys do this. guess one commercial couldn't hurt. ♪ ( whispery ) bud light. dancers: vroom vroom, der party starter! ( cat meows, conan hisses ) conan: vroom vroom, party starter! that wasn't me. ♪ party starter... party starter ♪ hey, conan! vroom vroom, party starter! party starter. why don't you go back t

. >> next to him, in lane two is henry of nearby pickerring ontario. he ran for canada in the 4 by 10100 meter relay in the beijing olympics. he's 30 years old. >> in lane three, ivory williams from jefferson county, texas. his personal best is sub10. he's a 27-year-old. and of course next to him is usain bolt. fans are lined ten deep outside this stadium to see the jamaican hero. they have turned out in droves to see the world's fastest man. >> sean crawford of the united states has been overshadowed by bolt over the last 18 months. he was a silver medalist in beijing in the 200 meters. >> jared of charlotte town pei carries canadian hopes. he won silver with the canadian 4 by 100 meter relay team. he, too competed in beijing. and in lane 8 is bernard williams of the united states. he was second to sean crawford in a 200 meters in the athens olympics. so an excellent field. six olympians and usain bolt. as bernard williams poses. the focus in lane 4 with crawford next to him. this is a new track in toronto. a little softer than the one he ran on in be

the road a lot of books about canada, ontario, fla., while the florida, which was big to roosevelt. it became part of the family tradition being a conservationist. >> did you try to convince harpercollins published a 1000 page book in this economy we are living in right now? >> my vision is to do a quartet called "america in the age of conservation goals scored with the first volume on teddy roosevelt. they don't like to promote multi volumes because people feel it's the first volume. we're not marketing it that way perce. i wanted to do something very definitive. i've always loved multiple series of america. we have never written a real conservation history of the country. teddy roosevelt, because of all of his diaries and books, was the perfect person to do it. i could have cut my book down and went. if to do that i would have had to not write about crater lake national park, not right about the petrified forest in arizona, or not right about the bird refuges in florida. you would have to start cutting some of the places. i did not want to do that. my book was a chance for major s

taxpayer, the canadian taxpayer, the taxpayer of ontario, to justify the confidence to perform, to deliver val ya for them, and to make the sacrifices that are being made today worthwhile so we only do it once. thank you. >> well, you say we have to ask ourselves the question in trying to protect the interest of the american people. we committed an awful lot of taxpayer money to try to save all those jobs that are now being cut. and a lot of the condition that you find yourself in is because the executives were too hard headed over the course of the last three decades when many of us were begging with you to make higher miles per gallon, to do cars that would be revolutionized the transportation system of personal people, and that would compete with what you saw was happening. but you wouldn't do that. and each year, when we try a simple little thing like raising miles per gallon, a combination of the automobile lobby, aided and abetted, i might say, by the dealers, in combination, in cohort with the oil industry, beat us back every time. if it -- if it had anything to do with higher miles

on monday, june 1, 2009 in ontario, ohio in our district, 1,200 general motors employees found out they were losing their jobs. the obama task force said 1,200 families will face the consequences of unemployment. we are ready to pass another $1 billion entitlement for federal employees where millions are struggling with joblessness, it is unconscionable that this congress puts more spending on the backs of american families and businesses at a time when taxpayers have to fighten their belts, we are asking for an additional $1 billion. federal employees are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period because of a birth, adoption or the taking in of a foster child. federal workers can use accrued sick leave and annual vacation leave. if you have been a federal employee for three years, you have at least four weeks of annual leave and 2 1/2 weeks of sick leave each and every year. with this new benefit, we are putting small businesses at a disadvantage. only 57% of private sector -- of the private sector offer any independently defined sick leave. now they will have to

today the average wait for a hip replacement at one hospital in kingston ontario is about 196 days. the replacement surgery at the same hospital takes an average of 340 days. now the american people don't want to be told they have to wait six months for a hip replacement or a year for a knee replacement and that is what could very well happen in a government run healthcare system. finally i discussed how new zealand government-- new zealand's board has ration care by deciding which new hospital medicines are cost-effective. in one case government bureaucrats in the country denied patients access to a drug that was proven to be effective, in fighting breast cancer because they thought it was too expensive. is one cancer doctor in the country put it new zealand is a good tourist destination but options for cancer treatment are not so attractive there right now. americans want healthcare reform but they don't want the kind of reform that denies, delays in rations care like the government run systems in new zealand, britain and canada. they don't want to be forced into a government plan

one is aware according to ontario's government guidelines three-quarters of patients requiring urgent surgery don't get it in a timely manner. according to my standards, but according standards outlined by the government, and of course there are the issues around value and quality where in quebec there is an intense review going forward suggesting that maybe one in every for breast cancer test results were tainted and less on reliable. one in four. mr. castonguay changed his mind and certainly i appreciate where he comes from. i was born and raised in canada as well from a little town smack dab in the middle of the prairies, winnipeg. on a cold winter's day it can drop to 40 below on the prairies. i guess i am the son of castonguay, not literally, but someone a generation younger than him i correlate under socialist medicine and i & white people would believe in a single payer system. why they would believe it would be compassionate and more equitable than the system of the united states but unlike mr. castonguay, i changed my mind because i saw the reality in canada and in britain

it was the story of one shana holmes of ontario, canada. when ms. holmes began losing her vision and experiencing headaches, panic attacks, extreme fatigue and other symptoms, she went to the doctor. an m.r.i. scan revealed a brain tumor. but she was told she'd have to wait months to see a specialist. now think about this. she goes home and tells her family the m.r.i. said i had a brain tumor. i've got all of these symptoms, including losing vision and the rest of it, but i have to wait months to see a specialist, i gather, to confirm the diagnosis. i don't know. as her symptoms worsened, she decideed to visit the mayo clinic in arizona. so she left her home country, paid her way down to arizona and paid for the diagnosis and treatment that was called for in her case to prevent the permanent vision loss and potentially death that could have enshoed had she not been treated -- ensued had she not been treated in a timely fashion. lindsey mccreef suffered from headaches and seizures. when he went to a doctor he was told the wait time for an m.r.i. was