You can't call something ad hominem when it doesn't even refer to a person but a country. Can you "Attack the man" of a country? Don't think so. The OP has presented his opinion that Canada has a better economy and healthcare because of socialist policies and I am telling you that is not true. The reason Canada has a better Economy is because it has vast resources, like OIL. Ever notice those countries that are net exporters of OIL never have bad economies? By having a trade surplus with the USA ( Canada provides 50% of Americas oil) Canada has plenty of extra dollars to spend into its own Economy, it has these dollars to spend by having all sorts of exorbitant taxes on its citizens. I know plenty of people who are from Canada who have come to the USA to get surgery or medical treatment because many of the doctors in the less populated areas know shit about medicine. Take for example the UFC fighter Brock Lesnar, read what he has to say about the Canadian medical system after it almost killed him. He ended going to some po dunk town in North Dakota to get real care and ended up living.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wo...nadas-third-world-health-system-82235207.html
Im sure Canadian Doctors are well trained to treat the flu, remove a cyst, prescribe drugs and use the x-ray machine if it works. But I wouldn't put my life on the line if i could afford to get care in the USA. Our care may be super expensive, but its the best in the world.