Dennis PragerFounder, PragerU · Founder of PragerU | NYT best-selling author

The Canadian Healthcare System Flaws

11 Mar 2020 · 0 min

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In this segment of the Dennis Prager Show, Prager asks a guest to imagine a scenario where his son is injured in Vancouver, prompting the guest to describe extremely long emergency room wait times—often 8 to 12 hours—and a separate anecdote about a four‑day wait for a prenatal ultrasound. Prager then reads a YouTube comment from a user named Quincy Raven, who claims that Canadians frequently exaggerate symptoms to move up the triage list. The conversation is used to illustrate perceived systemic flaws in Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system, emphasizing delays, potential gaming of the system, and the personal impact of such wait times.

What do you think if your son had the same accident in Vancouver, what would have happened?
Well, he would have gone to the emergency room, say, and waited hours and hours, and, you know, I don't know, 8, 12 hours more. And depending on when he was there and if the treatment was available, he would have had it. I mean, if you're When you look at the video, my wife had to wait 4 days when she was pregnant to get an ultrasound. So imagine in a— my son, if it's not life-threatening, how much he's going to wait. And I assume they would have sent him to, to, you know, schedule a scan in, in a few days.
Folks, I want you to hear a comment on Alain Lambert's video. YouTube. That's where the comments are. Seeing our vid, you can see our videos straight, straight at PragerU or through YouTube. YouTube has comments. So a man named— I assume a man— a person named Quincy Raven: I'm Canadian, and in my experience, it's very common for Canadians to exaggerate or make up symptoms to get bumped higher on the list. Isn't that— isn't that— you can't make that up. I would never have thought of that. All right, everybody, see the video. It's major. You did a good job, my friend. Don't get into an accident.
The Dennis Prager Show, live from the Relief Factor Pain-Free Studio.