CBC News: Harper treated in Ottawa hospital

Let's see...he goes to the hospital, gets treated in about an hour and then complains about the system.

Prime minister-designate Stephen Harper, who has a history of asthma, sought treatment for a chest cold at the Ottawa Hospital on Thursday night.

The politician spent about an hour at the hospital and was given a prescription for antibiotics before returning home to Stornoway for the night. Asked whether he had been 'whisked' to the front of the line to get medical attention because of his political position, he replied: "I got whisked as much as you can get whisked in our health-care system."

He should have the privilege of going to a hospital in the U.S., where he'll wait for a number of hours, and then get handed an invoice for about $1,500. (US)