Canada, the country some US "progressives" think has a better social care system (yet its spending is below the OECD average), started providing "free" euthanasia to poor people. The regime is getting impoverished people to kill themselves.

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[–]AcceleratedWallops 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Canada beats us on health metrics as well as education...

[–]HiddenFox 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Depends on the metrics you look at. As u/horrux said, going on 4 years for an appointment for Lyme disease.

[–]portace 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sounds kind of like bullshit. My family members and I haven't had any problems. We got two major surgeries in the last 5 years, including one during the pandemic. Neither were emergency surgeries and they were all scheduled within around 3 months.

If Horrux's testimony is true, maybe he should have just been more persistent or gone to see another doctor. You need referrals for a lot of family doctors, but there are also open clinics which pretty much get the job done.

The problem with the law in question isn't about the law's intent. Assisted suicide for ppl suffering who are about to die and WANT to end it isn't exactly a horrible concept. The problem is that people who are poor and unable to pay for out of pocket expenses for their illnesses are choosing to die. The article argues that Canada doesn't have enough social care spending.

Lack of social care/programs is a problem a ton of countries face. The better countries probably consist of the Scandinavian countries.

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Lyme disease is one of these "rare" and "new" and not fully recognized conditions that, at least here in Québec, have very few specialists that are able to manage correctly. It requires specialists and there is little to no funding for education about it in the medical field.

Also, healthcare is a provincial competence. And here in Québec, the crime gangs are the government, no decency, giving zero fucks, etc.

Either way "I had a flu and was able to get treated, and same for my broken leg" in Ontario or whichever other province doesn't mean what I'm writing isn't true, mr. "sounds like bullshit". You smell like it, more like.