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[-] supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 26 points 5 days ago

The healthcare here in the US is downright murderous DO NOT COPY US.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago

That is exactly what Alberta's government is doing.

[-] potatomuncher@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

They aren't the only ones either.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago
[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 9 points 5 days ago

Carney loves lobbyists not canadians

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Having spent over two grueling months trying to get SunLife to cover something explicitly covered in my member documents, it really felt like dealing with a US health insurance company. Only difference is that in the US you have to do that for literally every medical expense, and the majority aren't covered or maybe half covered if you're lucky.

Fuck SunLife, what a miserable experience and waste of time

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

You'd love to know that SunLife also got the money to run the hard won public dental insurance scheme.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

I spent 3 months trying to get paid disability. If I didn't have savings I would have been fuxked no money for months.

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

but the federal government is not enforcing the Canada Health Act

Pretty big hint, right there.

Here's the thing. Carney fundamentally believes that private industry does it better. That's why he's looking to privatize airports. He doesn't view healthcare any differently, he's just not dumb enough to think that people won't resist that a lot more strongly than a few airports. But he absolutely believes in privatizing healthcare, and he's not gonna get in the way of any province that wants to move in that direction. So I hope you are all ready to fight to defend it, because we will not be getting any support from this federal government.

[-] codydodd@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago

You are right he is not dumb. He knows the private sector does WORSE. Higher costs offloaded on to citizens to fuel more wealth inequality is his goal. Not a functioning Healthcare system.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 6 points 5 days ago

Mark Carney will gladly kill pharmacare and dentalcare while promising to support the beloved programs while laughing at working people behind closed doors.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

Remember when the Liberal party ran on replacing First-past-the-post voting and then they just didnt do it?

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Yup, the Carney libs lied about supporting pharmacare.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I think they have given up on a lot of things. Why no separatists in Alberta been jailed or investigated? It seems like everything is so political now and everyone is so polarized that nobody wants to do anything.

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