Canadian Health Care

This video was taped by an Amercian living in Canada to help disspell the myth being perpetrated by political ads in the U.S. about how bad the Canadian Health Care System is. This is false political advertising to attempt to defeat the efforts in the U.S. Congress to pass universal health care. The video is by William S. Bates. Major, USMC (Ret), Vietnam veteran of Ottawa, Ontario and is intended to provide a true picture of Canadian Health Care from a private user's perspective.

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News & Politics

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• Health Care
• CNN
• Shona Holmes
• Canada
• Congress
• Senate Minority Leader
• Hospital over loads
• Political Ads

[freshblooms]

thank you for making this video it really helps, I am currently a US resident and would like to go to medical school to become a dermatologist in either canada or australia, the healthcare here has gotten so desolate ...its great to here how it really is from a true canadian.

[billbates6]

@freshblooms Hi, Thanks for the comment. It does appear that there is a shortage of Dermatologist, at least in Ottawa, where I live, so Ontario might be a good choice

[kddevildog]

Hey Marine,

Why are you in Canada to begin with?

[BlameRepublicans]

Because he didn't want to live in a fucking sewer like Bush's America. That's why.

[billbates6]

I removed your other comment, Threats of that sort are discraceful and have no place here or anywhere.

[billbates6]

Hi Kddevildog, Because my business is here and I'm married to a Canadaian. Ottawa is the nicest city I've ever lived in. On top of that I do not have to sweat health care. This is a great country to live in. And for Blame Republicans - I voted for Bush and can live with that. - I am a fiscal conservativem but believe strongly that health care is a right that all shoud have access to.

[comokate]

I'm a fiscal conservative / social liberal. I have been a health care provider in the US for over 27 years of my life. I have toured clinics in Canada and Sweden and they are EVERY BIT as good as those in the US. It is a shame the corporate lobbyists and pharmaceutical companies spend millions in lobby money to mislead US citizens. Thank you for speaking the truth!

[jlmadill]

It should be pointed out that Shona Holme's case is a fraud -- she had neither cancer nor a tumour but rather a benign cyst. it is not life threatening nor a medical emergency. She panicked, was bilked for $97k, and took her frustration out on the Canadian system. Research online.

[juxtn]

I read in an article that no health system is perfect and can never be due to a little thing called reality. I would certainly support the United States shift towards a system similar to Canada more so than I would recommend to a Canadian that their system should more resemble ours. Good video! you are a good man.

[SuperPyst]

Mr. Bates you have lived in Canada for longer than I have been Alive! You Sir, as far as I am concerned, are now a Canadian Living in Canada.

[FIXWCBCANADA]

watch the burzinski movie, cancer is serious business, don't let the western qwack medical KILL YOU;

[SKYSWEEPER11]

Very nice video, you are doing your part to educate the mass's and thats all you can do . Corporations in America have their multimillion dollar advertising budgets, but we have Bill Bates. Thank you for setting the record straght. Canada's healthcare is not perfect but lets all work to make it better. For me having universal healthcare gives me a sense of security when it comes to my pocketbook. Keep up the good work Bill.

[raecelestek]

@hardcorefrom94 You're from Arizona. I despise liars.

[raecelestek]

@hardcorefrom94 Funny; your page says you're from the United States. You lied, and you only feel the way you do because of what your ring-wing family brainwashed you with.

[jethrodassam]

No myth exists, just cold hard reality. Waiting lists of death.

[Zandersky]

excellent video i wish more people see this video because it dispels a lot of and i only wish more Americans see this and hope that they get myths  are only myths and fight for this in their state anyways wonderful video.

[FIXWCBCANADA]

delays and waiting for diagnose and treatment; 3 year wait for 1st MRI; another 18 months for the 2nd MRI; 5 yr wait for 3rd MRI; In 2006 I told many physicians exactly what I thought was wrong, it was never investigated and 4 years later I was diagnosed with exactly what I stated I thought was wrong, I have not received any treatment and was just denied a specialists appointment in Calgary; UNIVERSAL HEALTH care is a big LIE; This is government RATIONED healthcare with long delays;

[tmmy777]

Good video thanks :)