Five years ago, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was already gaming out how to dismantle public medicare, discussing how to get the federal government “out of the business of health care.”

In an episode of a podcast she hosted in 2021 for right-wing think tank the Fraser Institute, she mused about how she could build a parallel for-profit system—even if it involved breaking Canada’s foundational health care laws.

“You can tell me if our starting point needs to be throwing out the Canada Health Act,” she told her guest, the Fraser Institute’s senior fellow on health policy Nadeem Esmail.

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[–] 40 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Can we cancel this ishb I am done with her and Boozeboy McFatass here in Ontario. The ”My Taxpayer Money” crowd can kindly either accept the wealth hit or get that TN visa and fuck off. I was born and raised in the States - for the right price I can get you access to the book with the eagle on it but you have to promise to never come back.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    I am all for reclaiming the "my taxpayer money" label. I pay taxes and I want a social democratic welfare state for my money. I am the taxpayer, I am willing to pay more in taxes if needed, and I demand publicly owned and union operated universal services.

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  • [–] 29 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Danielle Smith reeks of treason.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    im surprised she hasnt worked with PP yet? consider they both have similar goals.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    She's treasonous, but probably can also see that he's a weenie.

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Alberta really trying to be the 51st state. Get ready to join the Third World!

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    She's just evil for evil's sake. A fucking sociopath.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I understand Carney is a “war time” PM, but come on.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Outside of if they could do it before separating I could only hope people would toss her out if they could feel what no public healthcare feels like

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I agree with you. And I get so frustrated knowing the majority of the dimwits who voted for this won't be the ones to feel the brunt of what they voted for. I wish it could be targeted: "Because you voted for us, you get to experience our "optimised" healthcare system first!"

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    Hmmm, I can think of something else that should be thrown out ….

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago*

    Oh another psyop to get idiots and assholes to vote against their own interests because racism and exceptionalism is en vogue among those who would chop off their own head to spite their body.

    Cool.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    So is Alberta like y'all's Texas?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    putins other puppet.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    The sustainable solution to this problem can only come from inside Alberta.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Wait... Can we use this somehow to get Smith (and probably Ford) to open up the constitution and make healthcare a federal responsibility?

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Premier Smith's idea is broke as a fuckin' joke. It's always going to be in the best interests of the feds to ensure a healthy workforce because that's how the government gets funded! The feds will always have the best bargaining power to negotiate deals with providers and drug companies because they have the population of the whole damn country as their subscriber base. Privatizing health insurance only adds a layer of middlemen without any medical training as gatekeepers to essential medical services.

    Who the fuck is supporting her in this, and who do they expect to cover their health care costs?!

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    she's in bed with loblaws clearly.

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