#canada has 'we're not as bad as america'd our way into a liberal capitalist hellscape

[erismourn]

i wish ppl would stop talking abt canadian healthcare like it’s some sort of utopian socialist system because liek. it’s not. categorically, canadian healthcare is not free

yeah I can show up to the hospital with a broken arm and get it fixed without paying but you know what WASN’T free? the physiotherapy I had to go to in order to regain the ability to use my arm. nor the prescription medications to manage my chronic pain or various mental illnesses. nor the physio my dad needed to get after he was pumped full of drugs during recovery from cancer that gave him nerve pain. nor his chiropractic visits. nor my eyeglasses or his lasik. yeah, I can go to the hospital and enroll in their dbt program, but the waitlist is TWO AND A HALF YEARS LONG. people can and have killed themselves waiting for care here. but don’t worry, medical assistance in dying is totally covered! your landlord won’t upgrade your inaccessible apartment and disability pay has you orders of magnitude below the poverty line? no problem! oh, no, we’re not going to give you a rent suppliment. have you considered state sponsored suicide?