Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog
What is the most valuable card in your wallet?
Is it your driver’s license? Probably not as it just allows you to drive, and not everyone owns or has access to car. A driver’s license can’t buy you food either.
Is it your credit card? Your credit card can help you buy food, but there are limits on how much you can buy on it.
How about your debit card? Same answer as above, except you aren’t purchasing on credit. Rather, the card is only as good as your bank balance.
How about your Costco Membership Card? Great card. You’ll have access to a lot of stuff at reasonable prices, but certainly not the most valuable card in your wallet.
The most valuable card for all Canadians is their health card. When a Canadian need to go and see a doctor, they won’t see a bill in return for the doctor’s services. If a Canadian is hurt, or injured, or has some sort of medical emergency and they require surgery accompanied by a lengthy stay in hospital; there won’t be any bill for that stay which they ever see. The cost of those medical services, food etc. is very very expensive. You can argue about the quality of services, or the timeliness of those medical services all you want. The reality is that there are no monetary limits on your OHIP Healthcare card. Once the medical treatment has been done, the patient doesn’t see any bill.
But there is one exception. Can you guess what it is, and how it relates to personal injury law?
