The author of this book has worked independently and opinions expressed by her, therefore, are her own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the supporters or directors of the Pacific Research Institute or the members or trustees of The Fraser Insti- tute. [...] Pipes serves on the board of the Independent Women's Forum, the national advisory board of Capital Research Center, the board of advisors of the San Francisco Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, and the State Policy Network president's advi- sory council. [...] The Canadian health care system found itself on the silver screen in 2003 as the backdrop in the award winning film, The Barbarian Invasions. [...] The essence of that vision is the consensual relation between the patient and the physician. [...] In Canada, while policymakers chide their southern neighbor for subjecting patients to the vagaries of the free-market system, they secretly pine for a level of quality and access to the technological dynamism that is the hallmark of US health care.