"The answer lies in its (The Fraser Institute) mission statement, helpfully reproduced at the end of the wait times report: “Our vision is a free and prosperous world where individuals benefit from greater choice, competitive markets, and personal responsibility.” Public health care sucks because it must suck, because it’s public. Therefore, let’s gather skewed estimates on a hot-button issue, retail them as hard data, and lure Canadians toward the promised land of private medicine."