The CBC’s “half million dollar man” was far from an isolated case and the story merely touched upon the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The intentional targetting of Canadians by the U.S. psychiatric industry was indicated in a report from a U.S. newspaper, the San Antonio Express.
“I couldn’t believe it, what they were allowing to happen,” said Tom Jackson, chief operating officer of the Twelve Oaks Hospital in Houston. “I made them aware of it. I talked to a staff person from the Ontario Ministry of Health, and sent them a letter telling them I thought it was a crying shame....” He said when he first realized so many Canadians were flocking to the area it did not make sense to him. “Now I don’t believe that many patients show up in Houston from Canada for treatment without something going on,” he said. “We learned through our clinicians in the field that it was becoming well-known in psychiatric hospital circles that the hospitals were filling their beds with Canadians.”
The Ministry’s 317-page report covered an 18-month period and showed that approximately 6,000 people were sent to the United States, an average of more than 300 per month. This was confirmed by the U.S. Immigration Department, which indicated that the average number of people being flown to American psychiatric hospitals from the Toronto international airport was around 300 per month, representing up to $30 million in potential billings per plane load.
They were bringing down so many patients that some of these hospitals had negotiated volume discounts with airlines. Court documents show that Community Psychiatric Centres, which had a branch in Toronto, worked with Travel Agents International and had negotiated arrangements with Canadian Airlines and American Airlines.
The $400 Million Swindle continued...
    
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