I don't know much about the US system, and I would chose the Canadian system any time, but ours sucks too, in a different way. Sure, if you break a leg or have cancer, you will be helped first and should not end up with crippling bills. However, I hope you don't have a mental issue because seeing someone will take multiple months, if not years. I hope you don't need glasses. Or a dentist.

I'm in Quebec and I don't even know about the other provinces, but I have no family doctor since the pandemic. The previous one retired. At one point I was prescribed Concerta, after finally seeing neuropsychologists, but when my doctor retired, I wasn't able to get a new doctor for a follow-up or renewal, so I just stopped. I still have no doctor since the pandemic. The system is so run down that we have to fight for appointments at the walk in clinics. You call at the clinic at 8 AM when they open but they're already full for the day. In fact, they're full at 00:01 AM. When I need to see a doctor, I have to call 811 and get a rendezvous at the walk in clinic.

I understand that it could be much worse, and I appreciate what we have, but it's also very difficult to praise in any possible way.