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Patchy248 t1_j5vfd51 wrote

Reply to comment by Ray_Pingeau in Justin Trudeau gets swarmed by protesters walking to Ontario restaurant by No-Atmosphere9320

The frequency of gun violence is enough to keep me up North

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SentientHotdogWater t1_j5vii02 wrote

No public healthcare means a lack of treatment for mentally ill people. It's one of, but not the only, contributors to the mass shooting crisis in the US.

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Patchy248 t1_j5viyvh wrote

As someone who lives with mental illness, our care is generally dogshit, but at least it won't make me go bankrupt

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SentientHotdogWater t1_j5vjlgm wrote

As someone who also lives with mental illness, care in the US is also dogshit but it will make you go bankrupt.

Don't believe anyone who tells you privatization will improve quality. It won't.

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[deleted] t1_j5wguev wrote

It does in Canada too if you want more in depth care than a doctor throwing pills at you.

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SentientHotdogWater t1_j5wlmr1 wrote

A doctor throwing pills at you is a hell of a lot better than nothing, which is what we get without paying.

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hummingbird_mywill t1_j5wzlhz wrote

Mental health care is essentially privatized in Canada. It’s terrible. You can’t really get care here unless you have someone actively advocating for you, sometimes not even then. Most of the mentally ill are in jail or on the streets, just like in the US. Only difference is that the jail sentences are shorter in Canada.

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Ray_Pingeau t1_j5vfspv wrote

Wait for crime to go through for the roof when millions of Canadians can’t afford health care

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TROPtastic t1_j5xlnpp wrote

But the Ontario Conservatives told me that privatization is the only way to save our healthcare system! They wouldn't lie to benefit their corporate donors, would they?

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