Canadian dogs have better health care than Canadians

Macleans, Canada's news magazine, is currently displaying some fine journalism with a dog pictured on the cover and the headline: "National outrage: your dog can get better health care than you."

It goes on to give all kinds of helpful information, such as how long it will take you to see your oncologist compared to how much Poodles would have to wait. The article really brings the point home with the headline: "Need to see a specialist fast? Too bad you're not a dog."

Canadian news anchors have reported this piece with their own gems, delivering one-liners such as "Ever wonder how long it would take you to see a doctor if you were a dog?"

Why yes, how did you know?! There isn't a day that goes by when this thought doesn't cross my mind.

Maybe this is what a slow news day is like in Canada, aka post-hockey season? I couldn't even get past the first graph, but I wouldn't be surprised if they also did a U.S. comparison, like they do for everything - such as how a New York retriever may fare compared to one in Ontario?

This is journalism at its best. Like a good piece of reporting, it makes me question and analyze things around me. So I must go now to ponder if I should turn into a dog in order to get better health care.