Moonlight Graham

I'm glad poor people will save $200 on their dental cleanings while still waiting 15 hours in the ER for basic healthcare and unable to find a family doctor.

The US will now be run again by a Putin informant traitor who attempted to defraud the American voters and has been criminally charged for it (cases pending). We live in perilous times where politicians care more about power than their own country.

Blame the economy and their crappy Washington corruption and politically correct nonsense. Naggy-pants wasn't a very good candidate, but they probably would have lost no matter who it was because of the economy.

😂😂 Wow now you're threatening the King's realm. Great job oath-breaker! Somebody call CSIS, we've got an internet keyboard tough guy throwing drunken jabs 😂

Assuming Trump had anything to do with Project 2025 (a fascist document). But maybe he did. With a conservative SCOTUS and a GOP Senate and House we'd be effed, unless there were still some non-Trumpster GOP left to vote against it. @Black Dog that you bro?

I like it!

They just elected Trump in a free and fair election. It's not a dictatorship and its not fascist. Even though Trump is a fascist himself, he doesn't have absolute power or anywhere near it.

As long as Iran, Lebanon (for allowing Hezbollah to legally exist), and the Gaza government are held legally accountable too. Oh and Pakistan for harbouring Bin Laden. The list goes on.

Donald Trump and his lawyers attempted to defraud the US and the American electorate by overturning valid election results. That's a fact that's not up for dispute. Get over it. He's probably going to go to jail for it in some states while he's in office, as he should. This has nothing to do with Kamala. Georgia isn't a blue state. You can't pardon a state crime either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot

Looks like Donny's gonna win. He's won or leading in all the battleground states as of the time I write this.

People are definitely lazy. Canadians are pretty patient and put up with a lot. Some provinces show wait times for ER's and other stats. Problem is it can be a funding issue. And the managers are politicians typically, since they're ultimately responsible.

1. How does a rough economy and its potential to cause instability in any way refute the point that cultural schisms can cause instability? One being more of less than the other doesn't mean the other shouldn't be a concern. It's a red herring. It's a logical fallacy. You want to stick your head in the sand and ignore issues because they make you uncomfortable to talk about them and don't align with your ideology. Progressives are great at espousing how inclusive we should be and how great multiculturalism is but they never acknowledge the problems that can occur with multiculturalism. They're and you are naive idealists who just assume everything will work out fine. 2. No they aren't. A red herring is a type of logical fallacy. You're not addressing the argument, you're saying "X is another problem that I think is bigger, therefore we should not talk about Y". If water pollution is a problem and climate change is an even bigger problem you don't just ignore water pollution. 3. You missed my point entirely. 4. And what if there were a situation where Mexicans were actually taking people's jobs? What about where big increases in immigration and temporary residents is increasing demand for housing and contributing to a housing crisis? 5. So multiculturalism hasn't been a problem in Canada and hasn't caused schisms and instability? Quebec says you're wrong. The indigenous would argue as well. And Muslims and Britain and France, the Irish and Scottish in the UK, Punjabis/Sikhs in India, Buddhists in China. Coptic Christians in Egypt. Tamils in Sri Lanka etc 7. Exactly, so basically most people in the west. You agree with my main point then. Suicidal death cult.

I don't know your solution for that. The problem with the private sector is they're greedy and only care about money. The problem with governments is they run a monopoly so there's lack of choice, there's corruption, and they're dumb and slow to react. Either system you're going to have some significant problems.

Here's the issue: if we want universal public-funded healthcare how do we force governments to maintain certain standards of care? No government ever wants to raise taxes, it's often election suicide. I'd rather pay higher taxes than have people suffer or risk their health via wait times. I've read it takes anywhere between 6 months to 2 years to get a psychiatrist appointment in much of Canada. That's a long time to get a proper diagnosis if you're suffering from mental illness, IMO that's inhumane.

I never said I wanted the US system. Their insurance systems are evil. They can refuse you for preexisting conditions and not cover certain required services. Their insurance regulations suck.

Just keep in mind this hasn't been typical in Canada. Anecdotes aren't much for evidence: https://macleans.ca/society/health/canada-er-wait-times/

The problem is Canada can never have a system that works like in Europe. We're neighbours to a massive and rich country that has a private system. That's why so many of our doctors and nurses have left for the US: they can get paid more in the US. If our doctors/nurses/surgeons leave, and a province just decides not to pay them enough to compete or fund the system adequately, Canadians are stuck with no choice. It becomes a human rights issue IMO. That's a problem with public monopolies. And you can't just force them to stay, we're not Cuba, people have a Charter Right to leave the country if they want. I have no issues with a public insurance system in theory, with the caveat that its funded and managed properly, which is often an oxymoron. Manage the system and budget better and/or raise taxes.

Justin Trudeau, his family, and other politicians and elites don't wait in the ER like everyone else. I had a friend who had a health issue that eventually required surgery. They worked for a very successful company with a wealthy and well-connected owner. My friend worked directly for the owner who had contacts with doctors and surgeons in a local hospital and got my friend in for an appointment and surgery immediately. Someone like Trudeau who grew up with the father he did has never lived a day like a normal Canadian in his entire life and I imagine has never waited in many lines. You can't solve the problems of the all the regular people in this country when you live a completely different reality than 99.9% of them.

You and your wife were extremely lucky. I'm glad she was able to be seen. In the spring I took an elderly relative to the ER having a blood pressure emergency (well over 200 resting rate) and had a heart issue and we didn't see a doctor for 18 hours and slept in the ER waiting room in our chairs as did everyone else there. They had 1 ER doctor on staff overnight. Besides the wait times, I find our system pretty good. It seems pretty clear that our provinces did not provide enough financial incentive for nurses and doctors to keep working throughout and after COVID. Uneven population growth (immigrant preferences toward small town vs big city) also seems like a big issue causing doctor/staff shortages in the small towns and high demand issues in the cities.

Most Quebec schools don't even sing the Canadian national anthem or fly the Canadian flag. Polls show a Quebec separatist party may be the official opposition after next election. Quebec hasn't even signed our constitution LOL

So if he killed a man and went to court for it it's just political lawfare? lol He tried to defraud voters in several states. His ego is so oversized he can't handle or admit losing. You're part of a cult. This is a lie. Trump has taught you well.

Uhhm why do you think Trump called Pence a traitor?

Can you name a time when Trump lost an election and blamed some small incidents as proof the whole election is a fraud and there's a conspiracy against him in several states so he lies that he actually won but didn't provide the evidence yet his supporters believed a politician lying to them. The same types who don't take covid vaccines because they don't trust the government but for some reason trust this politician when he lies to them. I can. It's going to happen again next week too

Well at least you didn't insult me.

And what about the fake elector ballot fraud plot that Trump and his people have been charged and indicted for in several states? The one they wanted Mike Pence to take part in and he refused? And the fact that Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of fraud etc to overturn the election based on this illegal plot? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot