Because, Dickey, that's political hyperbole. The Canadian health care system is not collapsing, and like everything else, it always needs more money and it always could be better. In fact wait times for a variety of procedures are significantly down.

Dickey, I am of an age where many of my age peers are needing serious care for heart problems, diabetes, cancers, etc. Guess what? They go to the doctor and they get care. I don't know anyone, myself, who's died waiting for health care, though I'm sure there are a few. Whatever flaws there are, it beats getting no care at all, as seems to be the case in the US. I'm not pulling that out of a hat, I have a good number of relatives stateside, and their health is often compromised because they cannot afford medical care or their insurance doesn't cover it.