I think the mistake Americans make is believing THE WHOLE WORLD WANTS TO BE AMERICAN. I sure enjoy visiting there. Great folks, lots to see and do. Would I live there? No thank you.
Agree 100%. I've travelled there many times and met a lot of fantastic people. But if one more dude told me that I lived in "America Junior" ....I'd throw my poutine in his face. Generally, they are very welcoming and happy to meet us Canucks, it's just that 1% that have this "Everyone wants to be American" attitude that I scoff at...Cause in my view "Everyone wants to be Canadian"....maybe that's just me.
THIS. I’ve survived life-threatening sepsis a few times, had to be resuscitated once. Was always seen immediately and rushed in to trauma bay. Ppl who whine that they have to wait have never had truly urgent issues…
My cousin is a renowned medical specialist. Ppl fly in from around the world to see her. She practiced in NY city and she and her scientist husband moved back to Canada. She blamed the insurance system. In Canada, she now sees anyone who needs her and there are no non medical ppl telling her what to offer or not. She says that doctors in the US work for insurance companies and not the patients. In Canada meanwhile, treatment is the priority.
Living close to the border… we will go down to go shopping or pick up packages. As we approach the US border, I feel an unspoken stress overtake me and when I’m finally back in Canada, there’s a physical/mental relief that is felt. I’ve asked my husband & friends about this and they too feel it.
Same. It’s nice not to have to worry about if I can afford to go to the doctor or the cost for my son’s physio and appointments. It would be great if we had universal dental, eye care, and prescriptions though. And we have racism and other bigotry but it’s not really the same and often less violent. Definitely groups like First Nation women are disproportionately effected and we need to keep working on that, as a huge problem is systemic racism, but we’re way less likely to have someone try to mass murder people or go, this nonwhite person is going try to break into my house, when they’re just at the wrong house. Someone tried to rob the store I worked at, I said no, and they left because, well, they didn’t have gun and couldn’t do anything. So it’s a lot safer
A company I worked for last decade got bought out by a major US corporation (like, major major) and they flew us to their headquarters to discuss the plan for moving our workers down there. They sat us all in a room to explain our "benefits" package and to brag up how competitive it was. The problem was that pretty much everything they were bragging about giving us so generously were things we already had, mostly by law, in Canada. The presenter was gobsmacked that we weren't enthusiastic about the prospect of giving up our guaranteed comprehensive health care in favour of a restrictive health care package that we could lose at any time in an at-will employment state. They wouldn't tell us what the salary would be if we moved, so we were all sitting there wondering why in the world they thought we would want to leave everything behind when the only things they're offering are objectively worse than what we'd have if we stayed put and found new jobs at home. You know, where our families lived and kids went to school and we had citizenship. Anyway, no one went.
of course "free" is a euphemism for universal without restrictions - no one is saying Canadian healthcare doesn't have challenges it absoutely does@@jamesrally6516 but if you had a referendum on replacing universality with some form of queue-jumping profit motive insurance so that "most people" (whatever that means) would get still better healthcare, it would lose by a laughable margin.
What US corporation was this? You know I have to say I'm sick of everything being a US store here or owned by usa corporations...honestly it feels like an invasion. Like an economic sneaky take over of our country. Cant we have our own businesses in our own nation? It's just getting ridiculous and the US companies don't treat americans well let alone canadians well.
@@jamesrally6516 No idea if that's true or total BS, but no here to comment on that. My point is this: It's Americans who need to think the USA USA USA is #1 at everything or they suffer a meltdown. No Canadian is saying that about our health care. We know we pay taxes for it of course, it IS "free" at point of service. Your comment is rather pointless, therefore.
I lived for 14 years in America but moved back to Canada when I became a mom. No way was I raising my daughters in the USA. Too much gun violence. I brought my American husband with me and he loves Canada. He says he’ll never go back. So much better here.
@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 ?? You ok. There IS too much gun violence in the states. Are you moving to Mexico? No, Ok good because we are not talking about Mexico. Good luck moving there and thinking that the level of gun violence is ok.
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 It's the reason my family will no longer visit the USA, It's too dangerous. Bully for you, I bet the first thing you buy is a gun. What does Mexico have to do with anything.
My father lived in California in the sixties . He was a refugee from the war , an orphan , shipped to Canada as a child . The USA sent him a draft card during the vietnam war . He said nope I'm not going , I'm a landed immigrant in Canada, he left back to Canada. Glad he had me here in the great white north. My mother's people are from here .
Happy happy story!!! When I was in high school in grade 10 in rural Ontario during the early 1970s we had a really cool young male geography teacher who was not local and very mysterious. (This was a small community so everyone knew everybody).We did not know this at the time but it turned out he was a draft dodger from the states. One day he got really pissy and asked us what we knew about the Vietnam war. We knew nothing. It was not on TV or the newspapers. We only had the the local newspaper and the CBC tv station. After what seemed like hours he threw a complete fit in front of us about the war. We were horrified. He ended up having a nervous breakdown and was either asked to leave or just left.. I have often thought about him and wonder if he had not been where he was from he would have had a much better quality of life.@@OnwardsUpwards
Tyler, it is refreshing to see an American who is open minded to accept other people's experiences and not take it personally. Always enjoy these videos you share, and your responses.
I lived in Texas for 10 years and I met wonderful people. But I was absolutely thrilled to get back to Canada and it's a cultural thing. I found American culture focused on 'winning' rather than integrity, so that laws and businesses and banks are predatory, and everyone is on alert/stressed trying to not be victimized somewhere. Some great vacation spots, but it's no way to live.
I lived in the US for awhile and what I found is that Americans now seem to live in constant fear . . . of everything! Especially since 9/11. Was glad to get home.
That is their right wing policies and Canadians had better grow accustomed to it - the guns, the violence and the constant bickering. It does appear that the reformacons may gain the halls of lawmaking which terrifies me. Just reading comments on this article prove their utter disrespect and lack of true knowledge of the subjects. tRump knew what it was talking about when it said that it loved the uneducated. Make no mistake.
Tyler, I would say you are proof that there are kind and compassionate people being raised in the US. Continue to be the beacon that shines from our southern neighbors.
I’m looking forward to the day that Tyler has 1 million subs. Since itll probably be mostly Canadians, that would be a great accomplishment. What’s that, like 2% of our entire country’s population? lol
Tyler, you referred to stereotypes and that that applied to how people view the U.S. as well. What you don't realize is that Canadians know so much more about the U.S. and our views are seldom stereotypes. We are absolutely inundated with American influence every day on every issue.
Canada is one the wokest extreme left leaning counties in the world. They will be the first county controlled by the WEF or some other unelected oligarchy.
You guys used to swear by your 'Constitution' but these days I doubt you can trust it further than next week! We all still swear by ours in Canada. To our American neighbours, 'Am sorry.....so sorry!'
@@dax9431 We can trust our Canadian constitution which is the "Charter of Rights and Freedoms Act", but we have elected politicians on all levels who don't acknowledge our Rights. Can you say "Pandemic". They way it was handled was a complete violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Act. Don't believe, ask any lawyer worth their weight in salt.
And you sent all 4 of those kids to school (likely public school but possibly not) where they got a fairly decent education and you didn't spend time worrying whether they would come home to you because there might be a shooting that day. Sometimes Canadas biggest asset is peace of mind.
However, your Canadian nation of taxpayers paid for all the costs of your children’s births, ongoing medical needs, a portion of their education through property taxes, etc. I hope we get our money’s worth out of them when they start working & paying taxes.
Most likely, the reason he had to pay out of pocket for the hospital visit in Toronto is because he'd been out of the country for more than six months, so was no longer covered by our universal health insurance.
I’m a little suspicious about that one, cause why would he have to have the same surgery on his foot twice, in such a short period that he’d expect to have Canadian coverage (for the reason you mentioned). Also, not all surgeries are covered. Just ones you need to have. If it’s not deemed medically necessary, you might not be covered by healthcare (and that’s understandable). And of course you’ll be informed of this well before you’ve decided whether you want said elective (and unnecessary) surgery. Like if you have a mildly deviated septum but it’s just cosmetic, not affecting your breathing / causing you pain, the Canadian government doesn’t just buy you a nose job cause you want to look prettier lol
@@emilygoogle6520I had nose surgery in B.C. because my nose had been broken 4 times. When I lived in the Okanagan the blooming fruit trees gave me real problems and had to always breath through my mouth for any exertion. The surgeon really wanted to do my whole nose. I said, I was not that vain and didn’t want to pay for surgery that I didn’t need. He tried so hard to convince me. I far as I was concerned, I didn’t care enough to pay for it. Have had a number of surgeries but never for cosmetic issues. Every one had a legitimate medical condition.
I have travelled throughout the US for work. Most of the folks I met were great people, with the odd exceptions here and there (this happens everywhere, not just in the US, or Canada for that matter). The social safety net is the kicker between both countries, at least from my viewpoint. I think you should visit Canada and do some videos with your reaction to visiting. :)
The death rate for childbirth in the US is staggering for a first world country, therefore anyone who is Canadian and could move back it would be in their best interest
Yeah, the maternal and infant mortality rates are just shocking and not getting much better either (IIRC they're trending up, actually), so anyone who has the option to have their child in literally almost any other country (developing countries included!) on the planet would be better off doing just that.
The numbers are a little deceptive, a major difference is that Europeans only count viable births on their infant mortality rates where the US is the only developed country that counts all births. This includes premature births.
@@ryandejong1669 I don't know if that's true and there could be a discussion to be had about forcing women to continue carrying non-viable fetuses, but regardless, it doesn't explain the maternal mortality. And I know this is going to sound really cold, but as much of a tragedy a dead baby is, an unnecessary death of a working age adult is much, much more costly to the society.
Canadian here: My wife gave birth 3+ years ago. We had a "private" room (with a shared bathroom connected to the private room beside us), she had a last minute c-section, and we spent 3 days in the hospital with a lactation consultant dropping in a couple of times a day. Our bill was $20, because we decided to pay the upgrade fee for a better quality breast pump rental whilst there.
Same! I had a full private room and bathroom to myself and had to stay for 5 days after having a baby. My husband slept in a chair that converted to a cot which was uncomfortable as hell, but he stayed with the baby and me every day. The only thing that cost us anything was parking. That wasn’t so cheap, but not a wallet breaker either. Me and baby got free meals and they sent us home with a care package of formula, blankets, diapers, soother, and to borrow a breast pump. When it came to meals, my husband obviously had to fend for himself at the cafeteria which had a Tim Hortons so he was happy. Lol! Honestly, the hospital was so nice I almost didn’t want to go home.😂
My son was born a premature baby at 24 weeks. He was born at one hospital transferred to another larger one in the city, and was finally transfered to Sick Kids in Toronto. He was born in July should have been born in November and came home February of the next year. His formula was 100.00 dollars a day. The day my Son came home, which was the day after Valentine's day. I picked him up strapped him in his car seat, and the only thing I left with was a healthy living baby boy. No bill to worry about only the gift of my son to take care of. Thank you Canada, and Thank you to all the Doctors and Nurses at al the hospitals we attended and was met with love, strength, and most of all hope. If I lived in the States I would be living out of a cardboard box with my family. Truth hurts America wake up and fight for your rights.
Mine was 30 years ago. Last minute emergency C-section, a week in a private room (baby was in NICU). Total bill:$300. SAME week: my cousin (same age) had her first in the US; planned C-section and 3 days in hospital, After insurance? $6,500. I barely noticed the bill, they struggled to pay. My wife went back to work after SIX MONTHS, my cousin went back to work after SIX WEEKS. Had her little girl been in the ICU like ours, I hate to think what the bill would have been.
I'm Also a Canadian here.... you have completely ignored the massive amount of taxes we pay in Canada compared to other countries. If you were to actually track the cost of any hospital service in Canada, it would probably be as much or more than the average US cost! Not to mention, the "rationing" of health care in Canada! I live in a city where 40% of the population CAN NOT get a family doctor! That's roughly 40,000 in my city of 100,000 that does not have access to health care - other than going to the emergency room! It's well beyond time to look at other health care options - like different European systems! Stop just vilifying "evil US style health care"!!
I developed hypertension, causing my first child to be 5 weeks pre-mature. I had to be flown on the ambulance plane to a city over 7 hour drive away. We stayed for over a month in the hospital, both of us needing medicines. It didn't cost me a thing other than my meals after I was checked out. I do not want to know what that would have cost in the States.
What is wrong with you? Your job in the USA is to make corporations rich, you have no other intrinsic value how dare you not allow those corporations to exploit your health issues.
@@cookiegirl2cookie197 While I'd rather suffer the housing issue here in Canada than the gun violence and other insanities of the US, However, Canada has fallen well short of serving its own citizens where housing and jobs are concerned. I just spent a stint in Vancouver -- spent way over reasonable just to have a basic apartment where I slept in the living room. Also was looking for part time work and couldn't get a hit due to the online platforms filtering me out. This was for manual labour jobs. I've worked my entire life. It's BS.
3 years 3 months in the US and moving back in 2 weeks. The absolutely hardest thing is a lack of community. Add a very materialistic society, little social support, $500/month for insurance where youre limited to what doctor or hospital or dentist you can go to, all the red tape to do literally anything....its unfortunate. My mental health took a sharp decline, and a lot of other people are in the same boat.
@@Smp_liftingwhat’s so bad about our healthcare exactly? I know it’s not perfect, but the fact that my parents didn’t have to pay a dime when I broke my arm feels pretty positive to me.
@@Smp_lifting "The 12+hours waittime." *89% of high urgency wait times are finished within 8 hours or less. 79% of low urgency are finished in 4 hours or less. It's not as long as you say and it's mostly due to poor investment on the government's part.* "The lack of incentive for doctor to be competent." *On the contrary, in the US, the longer a doctor can keep their patients in the hospital, the more they can charge them. As opposed to in a country with free healthcare, doctors are paid by the hour, and thus have no reason to dally. Again, my country's wait times are more due to poor investment, this is evident by the fact that other free healthcare countries do have shorter wait times.* "The months if not years on a waiting list." *This, again has nothing to do with free healthcare. Canada does have the longest waiting lists in developed countries, but do you know who has the second longest? The USA. Every country in the EU has faster wait times than both Canada and the US, and EU healthcare uses a free healthcare system.* "The shitty service all around..." *I think poor service is charging someone for an ambulance. I'm not sure what service you are referring to that's poor. You say "all around" but that's so broad it circles back around to meaning nothing.* "The lack of recourse in case of malpractice." *You mean patients who were mistreated didn't get compensation? This simply isn't true. We have laws specifically dealing with malpractice. Negligence, misdiagnosing, prescription erroes, and birth trauma can all being legally condemned.* *As for the lack or resource, again, poor spending on the government's part. The Canadian government is remarkably incompetent at spending wisely. There is a lot of money that goes to waste.* "The insanely high taxe" *I don't see what's so insane about my country's taxes. The worst part is that the CRA isn't the most efficient. It's better than the IRS, but not as good as European tax systems. See, the US tax system is probably the worst in the world. It's just needlessly complicated for the sake of making it harder for people to do taxes. But I digress, Canada's taxes aren't unreasonable especially since we don't have to worry about paying health insurance. Though, we should probably include dental, optomotry, and prescription drugs in our country's healthcare. And better public education.*
Canada has high quality every thing as well. The only issue I have with our health care (in Ontario it is called O.H.I.P. - Ontario Health Insurance Plan) is that sometimes there are long waits for specialists and specialized tests. I have had a reason to be a burden on our heath care system recently. In December of last year I did some major damage to my arm (severed the vein, nerve and muscle that works the inside part of my left arm). I had an argument with my angle grinder while using a thin metal cut off blade. My angle grinder won the fight! I was in hospital for 19 days, had three surgeries, attended an out patient hand therapy clinic for 5 months, had a nurse come to my home to change my dressing twice a week for 5 months, then attended a nursing health care facility for four months, and about 5 follow up visits (so far!) with the plastic surgeon. I know what this cost me in Canada. $0.00. Any guesses what that would have cost with no medical plan in the U.S.? Me either but I know I would have that debt for a long time I'm sure!
@@magcollis2380 Thanks Mag. Recovery has been very, very slow. I never knew how important nerves were to the function of limbs, hands, feet, etc. I thought they only delivered pain messages to the brain, but they actually transmit the instructions to move your hand, fingers etc. Without the nerve working properly your "insert body part here" won't work. Think the Habs will be better this year?
My husband and I lived in Columbus, Ohio for 12 years. During that time we had two babies, but we had insurance so the price tag wasn't too bad, overall. We made good friends there, all different political views but we got along well and it was great. We lived in Ohio both pre and post 9-11. I definitely noticed a difference in the growing patriotism around us. Even pre-9-11 there was a higher level of overt patriotism than I was used to in Canada. For instance, more people had flags in their yards or America-themed bumper stickers than I was used to in Canada. But post 9-11 patriotism grew immensely, and we started to feel like political views were starting to have an effect on friendships. Also, Ohio passed a conceal carry law (firearms), and I found my awareness that anyone around me might have a concealed weapon unsettling. In Canada the only guns anyone I knew owned were hunting rifles, locked up. But suddenly I had to worry about if there were guns in the houses that my children were visiting. As a Canadian, I just wasn't used to the idea of everyone having guns around. Anyway, we overall enjoyed living in Ohio. The cost of living there was reasonable, the people were friendly, and we only moved when the real estate bubble burst and my husband lost his job. We went back to Canada and, honestly, I've been relieved to be back as I watch the news and see how divided the American people have become. Even some of the friends that I had in Ohio have changed and become a lot less accepting of different opinions. It makes me scared for the future of the US, and the effect it all will have on the rest of the world.
We talk about moving back to the US, but the medical coverage stops us dead. Haven't seen a health care bill in 19 years, since moving to Canada. Its freer in Canada. It's freer in the sense that our basic needs are seen too. We pay high taxes in Canada to have a social umbrella, that is not available in the States. I lived in MA and worked in human services and in the education system. They have to fight for every nickel every year. The tension in these environments is high. Lots of fund raising, lots of volunteer duties, low pay. Not that way in Canada.
@@laurahunter1690 10 years? I'd say you're not trying hard enough. I don't know how it works where you are but, in BC you can call 811 and be put on a waiting list for a GP or NP. I'm sure there's something like it where you live if you actually looked. We called and had our Nurse Practitioner in eight months. Also, from your account name I'm going to guess you live in a Conservative province. Move or stay and fight for change. But sitting on your ass, watching RUclips videos and complaining certainly isn't going to find you a doctor. Lmao. Effin' conservatives. Complaining about problems because they don't know there are solutions and too dumb to ask.
@laurahunter1690 yet I had to have emergency surgery for fractures twice in 2020. And guess what I had surgery immediately, had great care both times and no bill at the end. So yes I agree that it is freer in Canada.
Definitely room for improvement. But, overall, Canada is less stressful. Doctor or no doctor, you need emergency care today, no bill will find you tomorrow. It's not free, thus our tax situation.
Do keep in kind the reason why you canadians have money for healthcare is because yall treat the US as your private military. Practically every NATO country treats us like your PM. Sometimes I wonder if the US should even stay in nato since all of yall bearly pitch in to the military alliance. US would be glad to fix your american medical fuckups if the US fucked off of NATO made everyone of yall need to actually start giving a fuck about your military. Gana be lots of money for healthcare when yall realise how important it is to have an actual military can stand on it's own feet
Funny when we moved to Newfoundland I said to a neighbor that you don't see any police around He replied "They only come when you call them" lol as it should be
That’s a half decent thing around here but holy fuck the price of gas and groceries is abysmal in my household we don’t even get groceries when they aren’t on special, and beer costs $32+ for a case which ain’t fit 😂
As a Canadian who has never been to the states, this comment confused me wholly, lol I never considered that there were places where police were around when you didn’t call them (Clearly I need to do some research haha)
That’s also probably more normal for Newfoundland or smaller cities, you will see cops out and about in some of the big cities. Not often, but they do sometimes post up in areas where crime tends to be more (like that neighborhood in Vancouver where a lot of people living without homes end up), or just patrol through neighborhood streets occasionally. it does make me feel me safer, though.
You say you can raise a loving normal family and live a happy life in the USA but no Canadian in their right mind would bring or want to raise kids there because of how many school shootings there are… it’s just absurd. In Canada this is un heard of and would never ever cross our minds as something that could happen to your child.
Lets not get silly...Canada always scores in the top 10 best countries but is no utopia. Canada has the second highest gun crimes out of the advanced nations.
In a Canadian emergency room you are asked for your healthcare number - which is often on your drivers licence. This gives the hospital access to all your medical records. They also assess you, your wait is then dependent on your need and how busy they are. Emergency situations will see the patient receiving care right away
Yeah. Where I'm from, there's 5 levels of priority. When I went to the hospital, 1 and 2 went right away to see a doc. I was low priority, so I waited.
There’s some kind of connectivity, since I’m pretty sure the links for pharmacies is federal? Even if the hospital can just tell that an unconscious person is on an insulin prescription, it’s a head start
In Ontario your healthcard and drivers licence are separate cards. They are connecting you medical records online so your health card can access your history. Each province has their own provincial healthcare system so there are different charges and availability in each province. So people in rural areas do have to travel to get care or have a difficult time with getting care but from what I hear the U.S. rural areas can be similar and co-pays to deal with and insurance premiums to keep up with even when sick.
I spent 18 years living in California and moved back to Canada for medical reasons. My issue would have bankrupted me in the States,but it cost me literally nothing here in Canada .
Thanks for paying all those taxes to the USA ...if it were up to me people would only be covered for the percent of working years they paid taxes in Canada. If you have five passports if you vote in five national elections the you only get 1/5 of your health care covered. I think it's a scam that is bankrupting the health system of the country .
@christinehuband4383 I'm happy to know its doing its intended job and you're getting the help you need! Happy to pay taxes when i know they're being used for people who need it, unlike trudeau and his vacations
@@MidnaBoa Spoken like an american. The idea and preconceptions you seem to have just don't apply in canada in general. Cops are helpfull, and will answers questions and listen to concerns. It's their fucking job here. I have never, in my life met a cop who acted as we see american cops do in videos on the net. They are NOT above the law here, and are scrutinized much more closely than in the states. When an officer screws up here, they're held accountable, often having higher punishments put on them because of the position they had in our civil security system. Then ask anyone of color, or from a visible minority, and they'll tell you they are not targeted for their origin. Sure there are ignorant people everywhere who will discriminate or disparage, but the police won't, and we can count on that, now imagine that eh ? such a strange concept it seems to be to some down south... So yeah your inane comment triggered me and I'll thank you to get informed before spouting crap and assuming nothing can possibly be better than american standards in the future.
I KNOW!!! I have recently been watching a lot of RUclips videos where the police have just been OUTLANDISH and outlandish is a mild way to put it - totally innocent people ended up DEAD ... and they didn't even walk up to them!!! I just watched one where a grandmother and her grandson were walking their dog - looked like a fairly rural area and NO cars except parked ones. Up pulls a snarky cop, grabs her by the arm and tells the grandmother she is under arrest for not walking on the sidewalk - when the grandmother and grandson had just arrived there and no opportunity (yet) to get to the sidewalk ~ I also watched the murder of T. Nichols, a young black man beaten and kicked, tased TO DEATH.. just horrible. Google him for the entire video if your stomach does not turn easily.
The reason it's easier to get fast access to medical services in the States is because the people who can't afford it don't go. In Canada, if something's wrong, we don't have to think about how we'll pay for it before booking an appointment, so if anything, we overuse our medical system.
Lived in Canada for 55 years and I have never had to wait or pay for any medical services. The longest I had to wait before a doctor had seen me was maybe 1 hour.
@@PaulMartin-qu5up Don't go to the ER in the US either. Guess where all the people who have no health insurance end up? That's right, the one place who can't refuse them, the ER.
yea for me just got insurance but I have to work to get insurance or sign up for the goverment insurance but then i wouldn't be really be able to work.
Canadian should be given a copy of the bill saying PAID, just so we know what the cost is. People would bitch a little lees about the tax. Except for the carbon tax, that's just a ridiculously stupid, greedy and oppressive way to try and change the world weather.
My 28 year old son was laid off during Covid. While laid off he suddenly developed epilepsy and started having clusters of severe seizures and needed periodic hospitalization. In Canada he was given 5 days of 24/7 seizure monitoring. From that they determined brain surgery was the best option so he got the surgery and is now recovering and getting therapy for recovering some of the language skills that were affected by the surgery. He has had no seizures since the surgery. The point of all this is that in the USA my son would have had no coverage for any of this and we would all either be bankrupt or he would remain untreated. Our cost in Canada has been $0.
Having to pay for healthcare is a huge detractor for me. I would never move there because of it. I got breast cancer a couple of years ago. I had many rounds of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation & I can’t even tell you the amount tests were done. MRIs, CT scans, frequent doctor & specialist appointments, Scans of all kinds. I’m still in awe of everything they did for me & of course, thankful (is an understatement). I can’t imagine what all that would have cost. I didn’t have to pay anything. It was all covered by the government. I ham now over one year out and currently cancer free. 💖💖💓
That's the thing. Not everyone can pay. My BFF who lives in the US has cancer and her treatments have cost her over a million dollars so far and she is not done yet (very aggressive form of cancer)@@jeanbrunma
@@jeanbrunma My daughter, her husband and two daughters have lived in Manhattan for 15 years; from what I understand, they love it there and lack for nothing in health or education.
@@jeffb.6642 They DID complain about their health care in Canada. Moreover, my grandaughter was admitted to Salk Science, an extraordinary school for science prep in Manhattan.
My sister in the U.S. paid $12,000.00 to have her son. I felt bad when I told her my bill was for $25.00 in Canada, only because I wanted a phone in my semi-private room.
Isn't $12,000 high even by USA standards?! I had a preemie, so obviously extra care was required. I'm glad I had him in Canada, I'd just returned from a trip!
A co-worker I socialized with during my brief time working in the US told me he had to file for bankruptcy after his wife had premature twins, he got a bill for $500,000 after the co-pay. In my mind, this was the moment a long term commitment to the company was not in the cards, so I came home...no regrets.
We have pondered moving to the US but it always scares me thinking of all the service safety nets behind. I don't know how many Americans know this, but basically at birth you are assigned a health card which you keep for the rest of your life. Anytime you go to the doctor they ask for that and it has all your info on it (family doctors, your address, etc) and that's all you do. See the doctor and then leave. Private/work health insurance is more for prescription, dentists,massage, therapy, physio, eye, ambulance rides,etc. But childbirth, ER visits, doctors visits all covered by that card...which is funded by our are taxes. We are taxed to hell and back on the daily but it's just so normal you don't think differently of it. We do have a shortage of Dr's though. An ER wait can be upwards of 2-4 hours and your family doctor can take weeks to get an appointment with so you usually have to go to a hospital or walk in if it's urgent. Also, guns. Guns guns everwhere 😬 I saw a sign when I was walking into Walmart in Florida saying to not bring guns inside and I just couldn't believe that was a thing that had to be said. In Canada, guns are for hunting and going to the range and that's the only time they're allowed out of their safe. Obviously you have people who have stolen and smuggled guns and that's how you get gun crimes (you need a special card to buy guns and ammo, that you get after passing a gun safety course and *most* gun crimes are not committed by people who hold those cards). I appreciate the fact that you don't have so many restrictions on the types of guns you can get but man, I never felt so rattled just walking around after seeing that sign
@@concernedcitizen3476 Ironically, this is a common complaint from others about Canada - that we don't spend enough on military and militarization. Even right now the PM is being hammered about it. It's ironic because our Conservative party members are all about cutting finances, except in this one area.
@@KarstenJohansson The Deputy Commander of NORAD is a Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Talk about a free ride on United States' coat tails, that's it.
He must be an exceptional soldier produced in the Canadian military system.. Canadian military strategy is a plan to have an well educated , exceptional military, that have the skills to train an army of soldiers in a very short period of time, if necessary .@@higgme1ster
The thing that always freaks me out when going to the states is the armored cages for gas attendants. Bars, bullet proof plexi, and the tiniest hole for transactions does not make me think "this is a safe place"
Yes. It immediately terrifies me to walk into somewhere and there is glass at a Wendy's that the employees are behind. Why? People just shot up Wendy's? That is not normal or ok.
I am Canadian. In 1961 I had a baby girl. In those day you had to stay in the hospital for 5 days. It didn't cost me anything. Then in 1962 I had a baby boy. Same thing; 5 days, no cost. In the early 70's I had to be in hospital to have all of my wisdom teeth removed. No cost. Then in the mid 80's I had major surgery and several days in hospital. No charge. Now that I am in my 80's and very healthy, I get a yearly check up. No charge. I love Canada.
I was born in NYC but moved to Canada over 20 years ago, I now have dual citizenship. In the space of 1 year my retired father had a major stroke and my wife, pregnant with our first child had a full hemorrhage, was rushed to the hospital and gave birth to our premature son who required open heart surgery at 3 months of age. The quality of the health care was top notch, it didn't matter who I was or what I earned, we promptly received the best health care I can imagine. I was maxed out emotionally; I can't imagine worrying if I could afford the monies involved, was it covered under my current health care plan everything was 'just there'. There was no waiting for our legitimate emergencies. I don't know what the math would be on costs but I'm guessing I'd be broke for the rest of my life if this occurred in the States. Of course, what countries could afford universal health care except, maybe: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland. Italy, Israel, Greece and 22 other countries. Why is almost every other country paying less for drugs developed by American companies? You pay slightly lower taxes... but what would your income look like if your employer paid you what they are paying for your insurance premiums? I'd say the richest country on earth has a little catching up to do...
I used to spend 6 months a year during the winter in US. While in the US I had a stroke... two days in the hospital would have cost me $25,000 but luckily my Canadian insurance covered it. Everyone in the south seemed to own a gun, and they couldn't conceive of the idea that I didn't want one... I didn't need one... I didn't want to see theirs. The day Trump got elected we put a FOR SALE sign on our trailer and never went back. I would rather spend winters in Mexico... I feel safer there and the medical system is affordable.
I am Canadian, my husband is American. I moved to the USA 11 years ago. I live in a liberal state (by American standards) with little violence (by American standards). I like where we live and enjoy most of the people that I interact with. I would move back to Canada in a heartbeat. I must confess that I felt like I stepped back in time 20 years when I moved here - labor standards in the US are so behind the rest of the world (maternity leave, paid time off, job protections, etc). To a Canadian, US culture feels accepting of racism, violence, us vs them mentalities, gun culture, religious and political fanaticism. I still can’t get over how “normal” Americans think their healthcare system is…. most other countries think it is absolutely nuts! I have good insurance, but if I ever develop a serious illness….I will move back to Canada where I can attempt to keep my health AND still have a house to live in. On the surface, Americans and Canadians look alike - but I still feel the cultural differences every day. I’m sure that America feels safe and wonderful to Americans who grew up here - but it can be difficult for people who grew up with different values to agree that these things make America “great”.
I like how your point in the end shows how there is no objectively better place. Values change how good and bad are defined. It's not like either of us are blind so much as we both prefer things our own way. I know a lot of Americans wouldn't like it here either.
To be fair, it still costs SOMEBODY to give birth. In Canada, we just have the doctors paid from EVERYONE's (tax payer's) pocket. But I get your point. Better that everyone chips in to help offset the cost.
You don't pay for giving birth. You pay for the professional assistance and medication it takes to help you give birth. If you don't want to pay you can always give birth at home, but you need the knowledge and the assurance you can take care of any complication that can come up. What if the child can't come out naturally and you need a C-section? What if the child is stuck in a bad position or with the ombilical chord strangling him? What if the mother suddenly falls ill and faints? There are so many things that can go wrong when giving birth, so what you pay for is your peace of mind and safety. Like another comment said, in Canada the costs for that are taken care of collectively so we don't have to think about them but we shouldn't take this service for granted.
Not to mention in the US you get a whopping 3 months of maternity leave after childbirth. If I were American I would be embarrassed at how blatantly ignorant that is. America is a joke - and not a funny one at that.
That difference in childbirth is crazy. The one time my wife got pregnant (in Ontario), we had regular medical checks throughout, a mid-wife, and two or three days in the hospital for the birth with no cost. Add to that the several months of parental leave for both parents, and contrast is shocking.
I'm canadian and have ulcerative colitis. During a flare up I was off work and joined a colitis group online with americans in it. I was stunned at how many were working double shifts at their job while in a full flare up of pain and constant bathroom issues to save up for a specialist appointment and a colonoscopy. The same thing I received for 100% free here. It broke my heart the suffering they talked about and lack of compassion for sick time through their jobs. I fight hard to protect our healthcare here as I know there are forces at work to privatize it though conservative politicians.
So to answer a few of your questions……….the drinks are always served in a mug unless it’s for takeout, they are not for keeps. Paper straws are common at all restaurants, not just A&W, and plastic utensils have also been replaced by wood. Finally, the burgers at A&W are actually pretty decent quality for fast food, one of my faves
@9:00. There are Canadians that have the money, have private health care plans from the U,S. If they have an issue and there is a backlog in their local availability, they go use their U.S. health coverage. There was a lady in British Columbia who was confined to her home due to waiting for a hip operation. Due to the number of hours required for the operation, she was on a 2 year waiting list. In Canada you can not pay for your own operation if it is covered by the state, no matter how much money you have, I guess you can go to the sates if you can afford it. In Toronto I have not had a family doctor in 7 years, there are no openings. Is it like that in the USA?
One of the most insane thing about the health costs in the U.S. is that there's a fee of more or less 40$ if you want to hold your newborn in the delivery room. And they have no shame by including it expressly in the hospital bill.
@14:30. There are treatments or procedures that Canadian Provincial health systems do not cover, then you have to pay full price. Example is growth lumps growing on your head under the hair. In Ontario it is not a life saving issue, so it is out of pocket. In British Columbia it is covered by their plan, just have to see how long the waiting list is. My wife went threw this.
It's not just the personal implications of whether or not I can readily get health care without financial barriers or a bankruptcy declaration. It's a moral issue. I don't know how a moral person can live in a country where those without money or a job with insurance benefits don't have easy access to health care every time. The fact this is in the richest, most powerful country in the world makes it an outrage. This is just one example of many that reveal that the "American dream" is a fiction.
In addition to my comment posted above: I have a friend who was a doctor in the States and relocated here because he couldn't handle the heartache of seeing people being denied required services because of financial circumstance.
I agree. Universality both for healthcare and education is so much more important to me. I like that most people in Canada has some degree of equal footing that allows one to reach their full potential whether you are from a poor or rich family.
@rakitoon - This just is not accurate regarding The USA’s healthcare system: Our poorest citizens can qualify for: Medicaid, or Medicare, depending on their ages; OR if you are a little better off financially, you can qualify for Obamacare now; OR if you are employed, you can get covered through your employer. Due to Obamacare, Tyler, there shouldn’t be any reason why someone isn’t covered with health insurance, as long as they are a citizen.
@@thegreypath1777 So everyone goes to the doc now for their/their childrens' aches, pains, annual checkups? They don't get billed? Tests, treatments, surgeries, are freely ordered and gov't programs fund it all at appropriate cost, rather than tacking on profit margins for all the third parties (eg insurance co's) and paying for duplicate administrative systems, etc.? Losing every opportunity for economies of scale? I'm sorry, I just don't believe that is the case. You have massive gaps in health care in a system that costs far more per person than countries with single-payer systems. I mean, opt for it if you want - your country and all.
You can wait for awhile in emergency room but intake nurse determines the level of importance if it is serious you are in right away and the rooms get busy with people that don't need to be there or don't have a family doctor but there are many walk in clinics for minor issues
I am Canadian with a lot of health problems, I can already tell you that if I were an American I would have been bankrupt several times over, not just for hospital visits but for the cost of all of my meds, some meds I can't live without and have been on since the age of 11 and I am 41.
Moved to Long Beach, Cali and lasted 1 year. Within the first month there was a murder on the block and I was sexually assaulted. Never again would I live there, I have since visited but reside, nope
The question asked to the Canadians was how has your experience been compared to Canada. You can't disagree with their experience because it was their experience...lol. I'm born and bred in Canada. I went to the States for 4 yrs in MO. Luckily for me I had no health issues and did not live in a big city there however I missed everything about Canada and came back home. I live in a border city here so most of our news come from the States. Seeing how it is over there now, I would never go back to live
Hi Tyler , I'm Canadian and i had to have emergency surgery to have a bad gallbladder removed, went in on a Friday evening was admited fairly quickly , had the surgery later that night ( 5 hours ,best sleep ever..lol) , recovery on the Sat and Sunday , and was out by Monday afternoon . While yes we have longer wait times for non life threating issues but when you are in danger our heath care is there . The biggest problem is that because it is free , ppl will go to the emergency room for minor things and tie up the system with trivial matters making the wait times longer.
born in Canada but moved to Detroit Michigan when i was 4 yrs old...on my 18th birthday came back to Montreal Canada permanently .....enjoy the people, food, medical advantage and mostly the acceptance of all racial cultures and gender preferences ...love Montreal...most beautiful and clean city.....come and visit....even if you speak only English you will be accepted and welcomed with open arms....Bienvenu my friend !!
The man who had to pay out of pocket in Canada was most likely charged because he was an American resident and therefore not covered by our health care
I’m Canadian and with all 3 of my kids I had c-sections and all paid for by the health care system. My sister moved to the US years ago and got a huge bill for her deliveries. It took her several years to pay it off. Mind you she loves living in the US as she never liked the cold winters
Until something goes wrong. We did a road trip across the western USA into Baja Mexico. Ten minutes across the Mexicali border crossing, we were shook down by the police. Then you feel, very far from home.
@billpetersen298 Sorry, to hear that. I was on the back seat of an 1800 Goldwing motorcycle 🏍. Left from Texas (the most paranoid people I ever met) crossed th border at Reynosa. Toured around the Gulf of Mexico 🇲🇽 States and along the eastern coast, to Oaxaca. Then, drove north back to Texas. We stayed in small hotels or got to know local, friendly Mexicans and stayed with them. We are not typical tourists. We hate all-inclusive, boring resorts. Not a single issue in the 4 months of touring the beautiful and friendly Mexico.
@@billpetersen298 yeah maybe there is a more pervasive, yet subtle sense of danger in parts of America, where Mexico probably feels not dangerous at all, almost always, but when you find danger in Mexico it is probably likely to be much more serious danger. Especially since the crimes that tourists are subjected to tend to be more serious. Going on a trip throughout Mexico and not facing danger isn't a good way to gauge how safe Mexico is. Of course most trips end up without an incident. And many places in Mexico are super safe.
I have to make a comment about the weather being “warmer” in the USA ? Lol I think it’s a bit silly as both countries are huge and have very diverse weather . Plus just because the USA is south of Canada it does NOT mean it’s warmer . For example in the winter , here in British Columbia Canada, in the southern parts , we SELDOM get snow or indeed the cold temps that MOST of the USA receives . In New York City there are huge snow storms and icy temps every winter yet it’s far south compared to our location . Generalisations are ridiculous …😂
@@georgepkoutsavakis8005 our Canadian military rank and file get very little benefits. It’s a shame that a lot of them rely on food banks. I love my country but our military is lacking. We can thank Ottawa for that.
My Aunt and uncle with my 16 year old cousin moved to San Diego from Toronto in 1958. When we visited my cousin (now deceased) in 2006 I asked her if she would ever return. She thought for a minute and said "No". Her whole adult life was spent in the USA and she had made a complete, and happy, adjustment to the American reality. There's a success story for you!
Lived in Upstate NY to attend graduate school. Loved the community and made life-long friends. But, when I returned to Canada, I realized I had taken on a NY brashness in dealing with others. Actually scared a young McDonald’s worker by using a common NY style demanding tone. Opps had to relearn to being a polite patient Canadian.
I have travelled to the US a lot for over 50 years. I do not feel nearly as safe there now except for post 9/11 NYC. I am terrified to discuss politics there now. It is a country that has some spectacular natural attributes like Yosemite, Big Sur, Adirondacks etc. I used to think Florida was great but am really hesitant to go there now. Culturally it has a tremendous amount to offer, I was shocked at how incredibly sleazy Hollywood Blvd was. Overall I am really concerned about the deterioration of moral values that seems to be happening.
I'm American and spend at least a month in Canada each summer. Maybe a grass is greener situation, but Canada seems better in almost every way. One thing is for sure, the people in Canada are a lot nicer than Americans.
In the 70’s and early 80’s, I spent 7 consecutive summers at camp in Maine and quite frankly, what struck me was how friendly Americans were compared to my fellow Quebecers.
I find it interesting that noone has mentioned Maternity leave or Paternity leave for new parents. I think paternity leave is about 6 weeks in Canada but zero in USA. Maternity leave in Canada can be as much as a year (probably unpaid or half pay) but in the USA, I have heard that its barely 3 months for moms and even then its not guaranteed.
Maternity leave is just for the birth partner, so even if you’re giving the baby up or are a surrogate you can be safe on bed rest before the birth and not have to worry much about bills. It is only 55% to a max of $650 a week of your income over the last umm I think it’s 21 weeks over the last year that we’re the most profitable. Or heal up afterwards. It’s 15 weeks. Parental leave is normal or extended and it’s up to 40 weeks at the same rate as maternity leave with one parent only being able to take 35 of it, so the other parent can take the five weeks of paternity leave. Or extended for 69 weeks at 33% with only 61 weeks being for one parent and the other taking the rest. It’s kinda confusing but they do most of the paperwork
So how it works in Canada is maternity or paternity leave is one year. The mom can take 6 more months unpaid, so you can now legally take 18 months, maternity leave. Now let's talk about paternity leave. For the first year, the mom and dad can split the leave up between them. Mom and dad parents I know took 4 months off TOGETHER dad went back to work. So they used up 8 months ( 4 months each, totals 8 months) so the mom still has 10 months of maternity leave left, this totals 18 months off ( just the last 6 is unpaid)
Actually maternity leave is paid in Canada EI rates and sometimes topped up by employers to full salary. Women have 12 months guaranteed by the federal government. It is the law and can take that 12 mont pay over 18 months if they wish. Paternity leave varies from province to province but each province has it.
17:01 Upstate New York is not New York City, which is as far south as you can get in NY State. They're talking about Albany, Syracuse, Plattsburgh. Even rural areas are extremely violent and frightening compared to most Canadian regions.
I live in Canada and my boss has a niece in Arizona who just paid $11,000.00 to give birth, and her husband is wealthy. The booze is cheap in the US but Canada controls booze and uses the profits to fund the healthcare that is needed when you drink.
I live in Canada and have a friend with stage 4 breast cancer and had to wait for health care but her $5,300 a month drug treatment was covered. She is doing fine and with medication she expected to live approx 5 years plus. We have problems with health care but when it works it is amazing.
I am a 79 year old Canadian lived here all my life broke my femer in 2020 just when covid started they put a steel rod in it then my next act i fractured it again in march of 2023 back on my feet now thank god for our healthcare only had to pay 26 dollars for a cane over both surgeries knock it all you want but it still the best 😊
@8:00, booze is so cheap. Many provinces in Canada look at alcohol as some sort of crime. Comparing exact same bottle of wine including tax, in Calgary, Alberta, wine is half the price compared to Vancouver, British Columbia. Alberta has less taxes, liquor stores are private and in B.C. they are state owned. When I lived in Vancouver and headed to the states, I always brought the limit I was allowed back into Canada. I recall being in Europe, where beer was cheaper than Coca Cola. Coke is a junk food, so the tax it to discourage it's consumption, result is healthier people and less burden on the health system, reducing the countries tax burden due to sugar overload.
I'm accustomed to the fact that there are "no-go" areas in just about every American city, whereas there isn't a one in Canada. This reflects the great economic injustice of American society, something our greater social democracy in Canada has helped to ameliorate here. I believe living with the cruelty and despair of such an unjust society has contributed to the fact that 30% of all American voters seem perfectly happy voting for a sociopathic racist compulsive liar, and think that some virtue might come out of that. American society seems to have deteriorated massively in the last little decade of so - a decline in social solidarity that really began with the Reagan presidency, and is accelerating.
My friend in New York had to pay $10,000 for childbirth after insurance kicked in. She is also a Canadian living in the U.S. She had one child, then headed back to Canada a few years later.
I have MS. My meds alone in the US would cost over $10,000 a month. In addition, I need on-call nursing cover lest I fall at home, and to help with showering. For all of this cover I pay about $20 a month here.
My mum has MS and I think about this all the time! I can’t imagine how our lives would be if we had been in the US and my mum had been a single parent on disability. No thank you!
I'm one. I moved to the U.S. in 1995, though I still vote in Canadian federal elections, and I have family and property there. I'm still very much Canadian, regardless of what some think. I donate to my university (Carleton) alumni association, and I'm an associate member of the Legion. My career was floundering before I left, so I accepted a job offer in the U.S. I haven't stopped working since. I'm very grateful for the opportunities the U.S. gave me.
I am American born. Came to Canada in 1981 after marrying a Cdn girl. Also, I became a Canadian in 1989, holding on to two citizenships. Fast forward 20 years, and divorce finally showed up. I moved back Stateside when my brother had his 2nd heart attack, to help him with every day things. I was there 10 years before finally moving back to Canada. I knew I would always move back to Canada anyway. Life is just less stressful here. Less to worry about. No fighting for retirement like so many do in the USA for their Social Security for example. No fighting for disability if you need that here. Concerns like that are well looked after in Canada, helping to make sure everyone can live a reasonable standard and quality of life without a battle to do so. The social structure is safer as well. No big gun issues. In the States, I had a reaction to ALEVE which forced me into hospital. 7 hours in, and 5,000 later, I was released. 700 for the EMT ride as well. 1/2 mile ride. In 2017, I had a mild heart attack in Canada. 7 days in. MRI's and every other test you can imagine was done. My total bill was 49 .00. That was for parking, as I drove myself the few blocks to the hospital. It was the only time I had to be in hospital in the 30 years i've been in Canada and I was thankful that we all pitch in to take care of each other with out healthcare. The USA is fine for some but it's no Canada :)
$3000 to give birth is INSANE. Specially when you’re forcing children and teens to give birth… I complained about having to pay 10 dollars for parking when my wife had our kid.
We were going to Chicago to visit family and took a wrong turn off. Ended up in a place I had only seen in movies. Cars jacked up and stripped , boarded up windows and a lot of of people in the streets. We were to afraid to stop and ask for directions. Cop car pulled up beside us, guns visable and angry looking police. Still didnt ask for help . My baby spent 2 weeks in Sick Kids hospital. Major emergency surgery. They accidentally gave me a copy of the bill. It was well over $200,000. Never cost us a dime except for parking. I happily live in Canada and wouldn't be anywhere else.
Every province has it's own health care coverage. If you move from one province to another you must apply for their coverage. Your province's health coverage will cover you for up to 3 months. If you leave Canada you have NO medical coverage and must pay the bill yourself, unless you have travelers insurance.
So are you saying that in the US if you don’t have a privately paid for medical plan you will be covered if you leave the US and have an illness or accident outside of the US? I doubt it since, unless you privately pay for a plan, you won’t even have coverage even when you are in the US> I still think Canada is better. And I believe that if you are outside of Ontario, for a brief period at least, and become ill, you will have some coverage. The problem is that the ONtario plan will probably only pay you for what the procedures you need would cost in Canada, not the higher prices they may be charging in other countries. So smart Canadians buy coverage for the times they will be travelling outside of their country while Americans have to buy coverage for all the time whether at home in the US or travelling outside the US.
Candian here just had a baby 2 years ago. Our out of pocket costs were about $30 for parking and we paid a $200 fee to upgrade to a private room for recovery. Of course its not free as my wife and I pay a significant portion of our income in taxes but I don't mind pitching in for the good of everybody.
When you say that most people get along fine with your system of healthcare, it should be pointed out that statistics indicate that 500,000 families a year in the US go bankrupt due to medical expenses.
A cousin of mine, a tenured university professor, and her husband, a professional hockey player (NOT the NHL), about 4 years ago now.... After BOTH their insurances had paid what they could, they were left with a $16,000 hospital bill.
I live in BC and in Vancouver we have one of the "worst" streets in North America for the homeless (mostly drug users). If you walk down that street with a child they see you coming and they shout down the street in a chain.... child coming... and everyone puts anything sketchy away so the child doesn't have to see. I know many people that have to walk through there... after the initial fear subsides you realize the people are generally kind, friendly and understanding. I wouldn't walk there at night... but there are many places I wouldn't do that. I don't know if I would fee the same way in the "worst" street in the USA.
When you have to pay to hold your newborn, something is seriously wrong with the system. My Mom just spent 5 months in the hospital. Including the multiple tests to ascertain what was wrong, meals overall care - not a penny billed to us ( except a rental for some equipment).
By asking the question, I don’t think there is an agree or disagree to be had. Each person responding lives in a specified zone. No one could ever live everywhere, in each little area of the United States. You asked for opinions and you got them.
You're a good guy, Tyler...and very brave to take on such a dicey subject as comparisons between Canada and The United States. We are two distinctly different cultures. Currently, America is more than frightening. The political system has really become a total mess. A two-party system (basically YES or NO) does not cater to the many grey areas of politics. The choice right now seems to be Fascist or Liberal. That's it! It was not like that during most of my professional life. Thanks to my job, I had a Green Card. But, I also could travel with little difficulty...especially in the South and Mid-West. Why? Well, because I had blonde hair, blue eyes and pale skin. I never got used to states where everyone was walking around with a gun. It scared the hell out of me. As a commercial film director and writer, (unique services - hence the Green Card) I worked just about everywhere in the US. The North East is the most similar to Canada. But get down south, and people were literally walking around with holsters and revolvers on their hips. I never felt completely safe. But America is also a great country full of opportunities and if you are educated and a professional, the money is also great. All Canadians love their Healthcare and Social Safety Net. Generally, I think Canadians are more socially evolved and better educated. Your educational system is awful. And the Bible Belt States are anything but Christian. It's hate and fear-based. But the past 7 years have been the worst since the Trump Cult era began. Trump and his Mega Cult could destroy what was once a wonderful country.
Don't think the upstate New York was aimed at New York City. When Canadians refer to upstate New York, we usually mean cities like Albany, Syracuse, or Buffalo. We don't consider NYC as upstate New York.
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I think the mistake Americans make is believing THE WHOLE WORLD WANTS TO BE AMERICAN. I sure enjoy visiting there. Great folks, lots to see and do.
Would I live there? No thank you.
Well said …
Sometimes I get the impression that a lot of Americans think that it is the only country in the world. Shhh. Don't tell them!
@@punchion Blame their education system.
@@wysetech2000 And their NEWS media as well.
Agree 100%. I've travelled there many times and met a lot of fantastic people. But if one more dude told me that I lived in "America Junior" ....I'd throw my poutine in his face.
Generally, they are very welcoming and happy to meet us Canucks, it's just that 1% that have this "Everyone wants to be American" attitude that I scoff at...Cause in my view "Everyone wants to be Canadian"....maybe that's just me.
A Canadian emergency room will treat you based on severity of issue, not on thickness of wallet.
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THIS. I’ve survived life-threatening sepsis a few times, had to be resuscitated once. Was always seen immediately and rushed in to trauma bay. Ppl who whine that they have to wait have never had truly urgent issues…
My cousin is a renowned medical specialist. Ppl fly in from around the world to see her. She practiced in NY city and she and her scientist husband moved back to Canada. She blamed the insurance system. In Canada, she now sees anyone who needs her and there are no non medical ppl telling her what to offer or not. She says that doctors in the US work for insurance companies and not the patients. In Canada meanwhile, treatment is the priority.
Living close to the border… we will go down to go shopping or pick up packages. As we approach the US border, I feel an unspoken stress overtake me and when I’m finally back in Canada, there’s a physical/mental relief that is felt. I’ve asked my husband & friends about this and they too feel it.
I agree, the US just feels unsafe. Always nice to get back to Canada.
I felt it just reading your comment.
Its both the crime and the out of control cops.
I feel the same way, it’s just more intense - depending on where you are of course, but it’s there
Well said, I definitely feel the same.
I'm not the flag waving sort, and Canada has room for improvement, but I'm damned glad I was born here, rather than anywhere else.
AMEN!!!!
Same. It’s nice not to have to worry about if I can afford to go to the doctor or the cost for my son’s physio and appointments. It would be great if we had universal dental, eye care, and prescriptions though.
And we have racism and other bigotry but it’s not really the same and often less violent. Definitely groups like First Nation women are disproportionately effected and we need to keep working on that, as a huge problem is systemic racism, but we’re way less likely to have someone try to mass murder people or go, this nonwhite person is going try to break into my house, when they’re just at the wrong house.
Someone tried to rob the store I worked at, I said no, and they left because, well, they didn’t have gun and couldn’t do anything. So it’s a lot safer
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All the way 👍👍👍🇨🇦
A company I worked for last decade got bought out by a major US corporation (like, major major) and they flew us to their headquarters to discuss the plan for moving our workers down there.
They sat us all in a room to explain our "benefits" package and to brag up how competitive it was. The problem was that pretty much everything they were bragging about giving us so generously were things we already had, mostly by law, in Canada. The presenter was gobsmacked that we weren't enthusiastic about the prospect of giving up our guaranteed comprehensive health care in favour of a restrictive health care package that we could lose at any time in an at-will employment state. They wouldn't tell us what the salary would be if we moved, so we were all sitting there wondering why in the world they thought we would want to leave everything behind when the only things they're offering are objectively worse than what we'd have if we stayed put and found new jobs at home. You know, where our families lived and kids went to school and we had citizenship.
Anyway, no one went.
Really hoping you got a great job!
Welcome home, neighbour.
Out of 28 countries with Universal Healthcare, Canada spends the 2nd most and ranks 26th. Nothing to brag about. It's NOT free LOL
of course "free" is a euphemism for universal without restrictions - no one is saying Canadian healthcare doesn't have challenges it absoutely does@@jamesrally6516 but if you had a referendum on replacing universality with some form of queue-jumping profit motive insurance so that "most people" (whatever that means) would get still better healthcare, it would lose by a laughable margin.
What US corporation was this? You know I have to say I'm sick of everything being a US store here or owned by usa corporations...honestly it feels like an invasion. Like an economic sneaky take over of our country. Cant we have our own businesses in our own nation? It's just getting ridiculous and the US companies don't treat americans well let alone canadians well.
@@jamesrally6516 No idea if that's true or total BS, but no here to comment on that. My point is this: It's Americans who need to think the USA USA USA is #1 at everything or they suffer a meltdown. No Canadian is saying that about our health care. We know we pay taxes for it of course, it IS "free" at point of service. Your comment is rather pointless, therefore.
I lived for 14 years in America but moved back to Canada when I became a mom. No way was I raising my daughters in the USA. Too much gun violence. I brought my American husband with me and he loves Canada. He says he’ll never go back. So much better here.
Canada sucks. No one cares about Canada except Canadians. Trudeau has to beg Taylor Swift to go there LOL
“Too much gun vioIence” sure caroIyn. Mexico thinks that’s cute. Meanwhile, in reality, I’m hoping to start my life over in the states.
Getting rid of guns does not mean getting rid of death and murder.
@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 ?? You ok. There IS too much gun violence in the states. Are you moving to Mexico? No, Ok good because we are not talking about Mexico. Good luck moving there and thinking that the level of gun violence is ok.
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 It's the reason my family will no longer visit the USA, It's too dangerous. Bully for you, I bet the first thing you buy is a gun. What does Mexico have to do with anything.
My father lived in California in the sixties . He was a refugee from the war , an orphan , shipped to Canada as a child . The USA sent him a draft card during the vietnam war . He said nope I'm not going , I'm a landed immigrant in Canada, he left back to Canada. Glad he had me here in the great white north. My mother's people are from here .
Amazing story, glad he did, you might not be alive now if not!
Happy happy story!!! When I was in high school in grade 10 in rural Ontario during the early 1970s we had a really cool young male geography teacher who was not local and very mysterious. (This was a small community so everyone knew everybody).We did not know this at the time but it turned out he was a draft dodger from the states. One day he got really pissy and asked us what we knew about the Vietnam war. We knew nothing. It was not on TV or the newspapers. We only had the the local newspaper and the CBC tv station. After what seemed like hours he threw a complete fit in front of us about the war. We were horrified. He ended up having a nervous breakdown and was either asked to leave or just left.. I have often thought about him and wonder if he had not been where he was from he would have had a much better quality of life.@@OnwardsUpwards
Tyler, it is refreshing to see an American who is open minded to accept other people's experiences and not take it personally. Always enjoy these videos you share, and your responses.
I agree 100%
I lived in Texas for 10 years and I met wonderful people. But I was absolutely thrilled to get back to Canada and it's a cultural thing. I found American culture focused on 'winning' rather than integrity, so that laws and businesses and banks are predatory, and everyone is on alert/stressed trying to not be victimized somewhere. Some great vacation spots, but it's no way to live.
Go to Brampton...
@@jonnypacanoahhhh noooooo! LMAO that is one of the last places to recommend to anyone. Stay the hell away from Bramladesh
@@selenacordeiro1458Bramladesh 😂😂😂😂😂
@@selenacordeiro1458 sounds like you might enjoy Texas.
@@brianbenoit6883 I was seriously considering moving there with my husband!😆 I think you might be onto something
I lived in the US for awhile and what I found is that Americans now seem to live in constant fear . . . of everything! Especially since 9/11. Was glad to get home.
The terrorists , accomplished their goal .
Canada is no different. The lousy pm is part of WEF. Terrorists are welcome here!
That is their right wing policies and Canadians had better grow accustomed to it - the guns, the violence and the constant bickering. It does appear that the reformacons may gain the halls of lawmaking which terrifies me. Just reading comments on this article prove their utter disrespect and lack of true knowledge of the subjects. tRump knew what it was talking about when it said that it loved the uneducated. Make no mistake.
@@Jay-vr9ir Look around worldwide, the terrorists are mostly American.
@@Jay-vr9ir You mean, the United States Government accomplished their goal!
Tyler, I would say you are proof that there are kind and compassionate people being raised in the US. Continue to be the beacon that shines from our southern neighbors.
I agree, you’re so tolerant, interesting, clever, understanding , amusing and lovable, Tyler!
@@maryloulauren8108 wow you sound smitten by him
@@maryloulauren8108 🤣
I’m looking forward to the day that Tyler has 1 million subs.
Since itll probably be mostly Canadians, that would be a great accomplishment. What’s that, like 2% of our entire country’s population? lol
@@kathryndunn9142 🤣
Tyler, you referred to stereotypes and that that applied to how people view the U.S. as well. What you don't realize is that Canadians know so much more about the U.S. and our views are seldom stereotypes. We are absolutely inundated with American influence every day on every issue.
And when you're a mouse living next to an elephant, you pay real close attention to the elephant.
Canada is one the wokest extreme left leaning counties in the world. They will be the first county controlled by the WEF or some other unelected oligarchy.
This!
You guys used to swear by your 'Constitution' but these days I doubt you can trust it further than next week! We all still swear by ours in Canada. To our American neighbours, 'Am sorry.....so sorry!'
@@dax9431 We can trust our Canadian constitution which is the "Charter of Rights and Freedoms Act", but we have elected politicians on all levels who don't acknowledge our Rights. Can you say "Pandemic". They way it was handled was a complete violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Act. Don't believe, ask any lawyer worth their weight in salt.
🇨🇦 Canadian here…. I had 4 children….never had to pay a cent for their births…. I love Canada 🇨🇦
And you sent all 4 of those kids to school (likely public school but possibly not) where they got a fairly decent education and you didn't spend time worrying whether they would come home to you because there might be a shooting that day. Sometimes Canadas biggest asset is peace of mind.
So you don't have a job and have never paid taxes?
However, your Canadian nation of taxpayers paid for all the costs of your children’s births, ongoing medical needs, a portion of their education through property taxes, etc.
I hope we get our money’s worth out of them when they start working & paying taxes.
@@lmor7110 Canadian society collectively pays, & Canadian society individually benefits.
The rest of your comment is just unkind. 🇨🇦
I paid for you to have those babies. Your welcome.
Most likely, the reason he had to pay out of pocket for the hospital visit in Toronto is because he'd been out of the country for more than six months, so was no longer covered by our universal health insurance.
Yes, I was thinking that maybe his work insurance only paid in US, but not in Canada. That would also make sense.
I’m a little suspicious about that one, cause why would he have to have the same surgery on his foot twice, in such a short period that he’d expect to have Canadian coverage (for the reason you mentioned).
Also, not all surgeries are covered. Just ones you need to have. If it’s not deemed medically necessary, you might not be covered by healthcare (and that’s understandable). And of course you’ll be informed of this well before you’ve decided whether you want said elective (and unnecessary) surgery. Like if you have a mildly deviated septum but it’s just cosmetic, not affecting your breathing / causing you pain, the Canadian government doesn’t just buy you a nose job cause you want to look prettier lol
Foot care... might not have been covered.
@@emilygoogle6520I had nose surgery in B.C. because my nose had been broken 4 times. When I lived in the Okanagan the blooming fruit trees gave me real problems and had to always breath through my mouth for any exertion. The surgeon really wanted to do my whole nose. I said, I was not that vain and didn’t want to pay for surgery that I didn’t need. He tried so hard to convince me. I far as I was concerned, I didn’t care enough to pay for it. Have had a number of surgeries but never for cosmetic issues. Every one had a legitimate medical condition.
I have travelled throughout the US for work. Most of the folks I met were great people, with the odd exceptions here and there (this happens everywhere, not just in the US, or Canada for that matter). The social safety net is the kicker between both countries, at least from my viewpoint. I think you should visit Canada and do some videos with your reaction to visiting. :)
The death rate for childbirth in the US is staggering for a first world country, therefore anyone who is Canadian and could move back it would be in their best interest
Apparently especially in Republican states.
If you are not rich or have medical insurance provided by your job many third world countries would have better health care that the US.
Yeah, the maternal and infant mortality rates are just shocking and not getting much better either (IIRC they're trending up, actually), so anyone who has the option to have their child in literally almost any other country (developing countries included!) on the planet would be better off doing just that.
The numbers are a little deceptive, a major difference is that Europeans only count viable births on their infant mortality rates where the US is the only developed country that counts all births. This includes premature births.
@@ryandejong1669 I don't know if that's true and there could be a discussion to be had about forcing women to continue carrying non-viable fetuses, but regardless, it doesn't explain the maternal mortality. And I know this is going to sound really cold, but as much of a tragedy a dead baby is, an unnecessary death of a working age adult is much, much more costly to the society.
Canadian here: My wife gave birth 3+ years ago. We had a "private" room (with a shared bathroom connected to the private room beside us), she had a last minute c-section, and we spent 3 days in the hospital with a lactation consultant dropping in a couple of times a day.
Our bill was $20, because we decided to pay the upgrade fee for a better quality breast pump rental whilst there.
Same! I had a full private room and bathroom to myself and had to stay for 5 days after having a baby. My husband slept in a chair that converted to a cot which was uncomfortable as hell, but he stayed with the baby and me every day. The only thing that cost us anything was parking. That wasn’t so cheap, but not a wallet breaker either. Me and baby got free meals and they sent us home with a care package of formula, blankets, diapers, soother, and to borrow a breast pump. When it came to meals, my husband obviously had to fend for himself at the cafeteria which had a Tim Hortons so he was happy. Lol! Honestly, the hospital was so nice I almost didn’t want to go home.😂
My son was born a premature baby at 24 weeks. He was born at one hospital transferred to another larger one in the city, and was finally transfered to Sick Kids in Toronto. He was born in July should have been born in November and came home February of the next year. His formula was 100.00 dollars a day.
The day my Son came home, which was the day after Valentine's day.
I picked him up strapped him in his car seat, and the only thing I left with was a healthy living baby boy. No bill to worry about only the gift of my son to take care of.
Thank you Canada, and Thank you to all the Doctors and Nurses at al the hospitals we attended and was met with love, strength, and most of all hope.
If I lived in the States I would be living out of a cardboard box with my family. Truth hurts America wake up and fight for your rights.
Mine was 30 years ago. Last minute emergency C-section, a week in a private room (baby was in NICU). Total bill:$300.
SAME week: my cousin (same age) had her first in the US; planned C-section and 3 days in hospital, After insurance? $6,500.
I barely noticed the bill, they struggled to pay. My wife went back to work after SIX MONTHS, my cousin went back to work after SIX WEEKS.
Had her little girl been in the ICU like ours, I hate to think what the bill would have been.
^^^You Won
I'm Also a Canadian here.... you have completely ignored the massive amount of taxes we pay in Canada compared to other countries. If you were to actually track the cost of any hospital service in Canada, it would probably be as much or more than the average US cost! Not to mention, the "rationing" of health care in Canada! I live in a city where 40% of the population CAN NOT get a family doctor! That's roughly 40,000 in my city of 100,000 that does not have access to health care - other than going to the emergency room! It's well beyond time to look at other health care options - like different European systems! Stop just vilifying "evil US style health care"!!
I developed hypertension, causing my first child to be 5 weeks pre-mature. I had to be flown on the ambulance plane to a city over 7 hour drive away. We stayed for over a month in the hospital, both of us needing medicines. It didn't cost me a thing other than my meals after I was checked out. I do not want to know what that would have cost in the States.
What is wrong with you? Your job in the USA is to make corporations rich, you have no other intrinsic value how dare you not allow those corporations to exploit your health issues.
This doesn't surprise me. Canada usually out ranks the U.S. in terms of best country in the world to live in... especially in the last 5 years.
We could still be doing better though.
Canada's ranking is dropping though. Justin is trying to turn Canada into communist China version 2.1
Last 5 years? Oh please. With the housing bubble, grocery prices and carbon tax?
@@cookiegirl2cookie197 And it's only going too get worse.
@@cookiegirl2cookie197 While I'd rather suffer the housing issue here in Canada than the gun violence and other insanities of the US, However, Canada has fallen well short of serving its own citizens where housing and jobs are concerned. I just spent a stint in Vancouver -- spent way over reasonable just to have a basic apartment where I slept in the living room. Also was looking for part time work and couldn't get a hit due to the online platforms filtering me out. This was for manual labour jobs. I've worked my entire life. It's BS.
The only Canadian I know who moved to the US has moved back for the safety net, PS he was a doctor
3 years 3 months in the US and moving back in 2 weeks. The absolutely hardest thing is a lack of community. Add a very materialistic society, little social support, $500/month for insurance where youre limited to what doctor or hospital or dentist you can go to, all the red tape to do literally anything....its unfortunate. My mental health took a sharp decline, and a lot of other people are in the same boat.
It seems, at least from my perspective, that the lack of community is at the heart of most of their issues.
Welcome home 😊
@@Smp_liftingwhat’s so bad about our healthcare exactly? I know it’s not perfect, but the fact that my parents didn’t have to pay a dime when I broke my arm feels pretty positive to me.
@@Smp_lifting "The 12+hours waittime." *89% of high urgency wait times are finished within 8 hours or less. 79% of low urgency are finished in 4 hours or less. It's not as long as you say and it's mostly due to poor investment on the government's part.*
"The lack of incentive for doctor to be competent." *On the contrary, in the US, the longer a doctor can keep their patients in the hospital, the more they can charge them. As opposed to in a country with free healthcare, doctors are paid by the hour, and thus have no reason to dally. Again, my country's wait times are more due to poor investment, this is evident by the fact that other free healthcare countries do have shorter wait times.*
"The months if not years on a waiting list." *This, again has nothing to do with free healthcare. Canada does have the longest waiting lists in developed countries, but do you know who has the second longest? The USA. Every country in the EU has faster wait times than both Canada and the US, and EU healthcare uses a free healthcare system.*
"The shitty service all around..." *I think poor service is charging someone for an ambulance. I'm not sure what service you are referring to that's poor. You say "all around" but that's so broad it circles back around to meaning nothing.*
"The lack of recourse in case of malpractice." *You mean patients who were mistreated didn't get compensation? This simply isn't true. We have laws specifically dealing with malpractice. Negligence, misdiagnosing, prescription erroes, and birth trauma can all being legally condemned.*
*As for the lack or resource, again, poor spending on the government's part. The Canadian government is remarkably incompetent at spending wisely. There is a lot of money that goes to waste.*
"The insanely high taxe" *I don't see what's so insane about my country's taxes. The worst part is that the CRA isn't the most efficient. It's better than the IRS, but not as good as European tax systems. See, the US tax system is probably the worst in the world. It's just needlessly complicated for the sake of making it harder for people to do taxes. But I digress, Canada's taxes aren't unreasonable especially since we don't have to worry about paying health insurance. Though, we should probably include dental, optomotry, and prescription drugs in our country's healthcare. And better public education.*
@@connorgrynol9021brillant and balanced reply.
Canada has high quality every thing as well. The only issue I have with our health care (in Ontario it is called O.H.I.P. - Ontario Health Insurance Plan) is that sometimes there are long waits for specialists and specialized tests. I have had a reason to be a burden on our heath care system recently. In December of last year I did some major damage to my arm (severed the vein, nerve and muscle that works the inside part of my left arm). I had an argument with my angle grinder while using a thin metal cut off blade. My angle grinder won the fight! I was in hospital for 19 days, had three surgeries, attended an out patient hand therapy clinic for 5 months, had a nurse come to my home to change my dressing twice a week for 5 months, then attended a nursing health care facility for four months, and about 5 follow up visits (so far!) with the plastic surgeon. I know what this cost me in Canada. $0.00. Any guesses what that would have cost with no medical plan in the U.S.? Me either but I know I would have that debt for a long time I'm sure!
So glad you're on the mend. Am welder/fitter in Montréal.
Shit happens so damn fast.
Best wishes
@@magcollis2380 Thanks Mag. Recovery has been very, very slow. I never knew how important nerves were to the function of limbs, hands, feet, etc. I thought they only delivered pain messages to the brain, but they actually transmit the instructions to move your hand, fingers etc. Without the nerve working properly your "insert body part here" won't work. Think the Habs will be better this year?
Best wishes for your continued recovery. Take care.
@@porker5749No…but my Canucks are currently undefeated. 😅
@@hoonsenior6963 They gettin' close to 24 Cups yet?. Well get back to me when they do!
My husband and I lived in Columbus, Ohio for 12 years. During that time we had two babies, but we had insurance so the price tag wasn't too bad, overall. We made good friends there, all different political views but we got along well and it was great. We lived in Ohio both pre and post 9-11. I definitely noticed a difference in the growing patriotism around us. Even pre-9-11 there was a higher level of overt patriotism than I was used to in Canada. For instance, more people had flags in their yards or America-themed bumper stickers than I was used to in Canada. But post 9-11 patriotism grew immensely, and we started to feel like political views were starting to have an effect on friendships. Also, Ohio passed a conceal carry law (firearms), and I found my awareness that anyone around me might have a concealed weapon unsettling. In Canada the only guns anyone I knew owned were hunting rifles, locked up. But suddenly I had to worry about if there were guns in the houses that my children were visiting. As a Canadian, I just wasn't used to the idea of everyone having guns around. Anyway, we overall enjoyed living in Ohio. The cost of living there was reasonable, the people were friendly, and we only moved when the real estate bubble burst and my husband lost his job. We went back to Canada and, honestly, I've been relieved to be back as I watch the news and see how divided the American people have become. Even some of the friends that I had in Ohio have changed and become a lot less accepting of different opinions. It makes me scared for the future of the US, and the effect it all will have on the rest of the world.
We talk about moving back to the US, but the medical coverage stops us dead. Haven't seen a health care bill in 19 years, since moving to Canada. Its freer in Canada.
It's freer in the sense that our basic needs are seen too. We pay high taxes in Canada to have a social umbrella, that is not available in the States. I lived in MA and worked in human services and in the education system. They have to fight for every nickel every year. The tension in these environments is high. Lots of fund raising, lots of volunteer duties, low pay. Not that way in Canada.
That’s hilarious! I’ve gone without a family doctor for more than 10 years now! Free healthcare? Yeah what a scam
@@laurahunter1690 10 years? I'd say you're not trying hard enough. I don't know how it works where you are but, in BC you can call 811 and be put on a waiting list for a GP or NP. I'm sure there's something like it where you live if you actually looked. We called and had our Nurse Practitioner in eight months.
Also, from your account name I'm going to guess you live in a Conservative province. Move or stay and fight for change. But sitting on your ass, watching RUclips videos and complaining certainly isn't going to find you a doctor. Lmao.
Effin' conservatives. Complaining about problems because they don't know there are solutions and too dumb to ask.
@laurahunter1690 yet I had to have emergency surgery for fractures twice in 2020. And guess what I had surgery immediately, had great care both times and no bill at the end. So yes I agree that it is freer in Canada.
Definitely room for improvement. But, overall, Canada is less stressful. Doctor or no doctor, you need emergency care today, no bill will find you tomorrow. It's not free, thus our tax situation.
Do keep in kind the reason why you canadians have money for healthcare is because yall treat the US as your private military. Practically every NATO country treats us like your PM. Sometimes I wonder if the US should even stay in nato since all of yall bearly pitch in to the military alliance. US would be glad to fix your american medical fuckups if the US fucked off of NATO made everyone of yall need to actually start giving a fuck about your military. Gana be lots of money for healthcare when yall realise how important it is to have an actual military can stand on it's own feet
Funny when we moved to Newfoundland I said to a neighbor that you don't see any police around He replied "They only come when you call them" lol as it should be
That’s a half decent thing around here but holy fuck the price of gas and groceries is abysmal in my household we don’t even get groceries when they aren’t on special, and beer costs $32+ for a case which ain’t fit 😂
As a Canadian who has never been to the states, this comment confused me wholly, lol
I never considered that there were places where police were around when you didn’t call them
(Clearly I need to do some research haha)
😂😂😂
That’s also probably more normal for Newfoundland or smaller cities, you will see cops out and about in some of the big cities. Not often, but they do sometimes post up in areas where crime tends to be more (like that neighborhood in Vancouver where a lot of people living without homes end up), or just patrol through neighborhood streets occasionally.
it does make me feel me safer, though.
@@fon-zmcmusik6372 Cut back on the beer...
You say you can raise a loving normal family and live a happy life in the USA but no Canadian in their right mind would bring or want to raise kids there because of how many school shootings there are… it’s just absurd. In Canada this is un heard of and would never ever cross our minds as something that could happen to your child.
It does happen in Canada, it's just very rare. In the US it seems like a week can't go by without one.
Lets not get silly...Canada always scores in the top 10 best countries but is no utopia. Canada has the second highest gun crimes out of the advanced nations.
@@JohnJohnson-pq4qz Your source?
@@celticlass8573 Donald Trump told me.
@@JohnJohnson-pq4qz OK troll.
In a Canadian emergency room you are asked for your healthcare number - which is often on your drivers licence. This gives the hospital access to all your medical records.
They also assess you, your wait is then dependent on your need and how busy they are. Emergency situations will see the patient receiving care right away
Yeah. Where I'm from, there's 5 levels of priority. When I went to the hospital, 1 and 2 went right away to see a doc. I was low priority, so I waited.
It's called "triage" at the Emergency, it's NOT first come first served, it's first need first served! The way that it should be done!🇨🇦❤❤
This is partially true. Medical records may be connected to all hospitals in your province, but are not connected between provinces.
There’s some kind of connectivity, since I’m pretty sure the links for pharmacies is federal? Even if the hospital can just tell that an unconscious person is on an insulin prescription, it’s a head start
In Ontario your healthcard and drivers licence are separate cards. They are connecting you medical records online so your health card can access your history. Each province has their own provincial healthcare system so there are different charges and availability in each province. So people in rural areas do have to travel to get care or have a difficult time with getting care but from what I hear the U.S. rural areas can be similar and co-pays to deal with and insurance premiums to keep up with even when sick.
I spent 18 years living in California and moved back to Canada for medical reasons. My issue would have bankrupted me in the States,but it cost me literally nothing here in Canada .
Good, make sure you fight for our healthcare and not get sucked in by right wing goofs
Thanks for paying all those taxes to the USA ...if it were up to me people would only be covered for the percent of working years they paid taxes in Canada. If you have five passports if you vote in five national elections the you only get 1/5 of your health care covered. I think it's a scam that is bankrupting the health system of the country .
It cost every single other Cansdian as we have one of the most expensive health care systems in the world
@g49385 thank you for doing your part in saving my life ❤️
@christinehuband4383 I'm happy to know its doing its intended job and you're getting the help you need! Happy to pay taxes when i know they're being used for people who need it, unlike trudeau and his vacations
To put things into perspective, I feel comfortable walking up to police and asking for directions
That's a privilege thing, not a Canadian thing.
@@MidnaBoa I can't speak for all Canadians, obviously, but as an asian, that's been my experience
We have "coffee with a cop" here every couple weeks where if you have concerns or questions, you can sit and speak to our local finest.
@@MidnaBoa Spoken like an american. The idea and preconceptions you seem to have just don't apply in canada in general. Cops are helpfull, and will answers questions and listen to concerns. It's their fucking job here.
I have never, in my life met a cop who acted as we see american cops do in videos on the net. They are NOT above the law here, and are scrutinized much more closely than in the states. When an officer screws up here, they're held accountable, often having higher punishments put on them because of the position they had in our civil security system.
Then ask anyone of color, or from a visible minority, and they'll tell you they are not targeted for their origin. Sure there are ignorant people everywhere who will discriminate or disparage, but the police won't, and we can count on that, now imagine that eh ? such a strange concept it seems to be to some down south...
So yeah your inane comment triggered me and I'll thank you to get informed before spouting crap and assuming nothing can possibly be better than american standards in the future.
I KNOW!!! I have recently been watching a lot of RUclips videos where the police have just been OUTLANDISH and outlandish is a mild way to put it - totally innocent people ended up DEAD ... and they didn't even walk up to them!!! I just watched one where a grandmother and her grandson were walking their dog - looked like a fairly rural area and NO cars except parked ones. Up pulls a snarky cop, grabs her by the arm and tells the grandmother she is under arrest for not walking on the sidewalk - when the grandmother and grandson had just arrived there and no opportunity (yet) to get to the sidewalk ~ I also watched the murder of T. Nichols, a young black man beaten and kicked, tased TO DEATH.. just horrible. Google him for the entire video if your stomach does not turn easily.
The reason it's easier to get fast access to medical services in the States is because the people who can't afford it don't go. In Canada, if something's wrong, we don't have to think about how we'll pay for it before booking an appointment, so if anything, we overuse our medical system.
Lived in Canada for 55 years and I have never had to wait or pay for any medical services. The longest I had to wait before a doctor had seen me was maybe 1 hour.
Oh god, do we ever.
Dear Canada, don't go to the ER for the sniffles. EVER!
@@PaulMartin-qu5up Don't go to the ER in the US either. Guess where all the people who have no health insurance end up? That's right, the one place who can't refuse them, the ER.
yea for me just got insurance but I have to work to get insurance or sign up for the goverment insurance but then i wouldn't be really be able to work.
Canadian should be given a copy of the bill saying PAID, just so we know what the cost is. People would bitch a little lees about the tax. Except for the carbon tax, that's just a ridiculously stupid, greedy and oppressive way to try and change the world weather.
My 28 year old son was laid off during Covid. While laid off he suddenly developed epilepsy and started having clusters of severe seizures and needed periodic hospitalization.
In Canada he was given 5 days of 24/7 seizure monitoring. From that they determined brain surgery was the best option so he got the surgery and is now recovering and getting therapy for recovering some of the language skills that were affected by the surgery. He has had no seizures since the surgery.
The point of all this is that in the USA my son would have had no coverage for any of this and we would all either be bankrupt or he would remain untreated. Our cost in Canada has been $0.
Having to pay for healthcare is a huge detractor for me. I would never move there because of it. I got breast cancer a couple of years ago. I had many rounds of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation & I can’t even tell you the amount tests were done. MRIs, CT scans, frequent doctor & specialist appointments, Scans of all kinds. I’m still in awe of everything they did for me & of course, thankful (is an understatement).
I can’t imagine what all that would have cost. I didn’t have to pay anything. It was all covered by the government. I ham now over one year out and currently cancer free. 💖💖💓
So happy to hear you are doing well.
Even if you paid me, I would never, ever, move to the US. The US has the worst health care system in the world.
It does not. Those that can pay are generally well serviced. Lots of places in the world have little access to government health care.
That's the thing. Not everyone can pay. My BFF who lives in the US has cancer and her treatments have cost her over a million dollars so far and she is not done yet (very aggressive form of cancer)@@jeanbrunma
@@jeanbrunma My daughter, her husband and two daughters have lived in Manhattan for 15 years; from what I understand, they love it there and lack for nothing in health or education.
@@TomHuston43 ofc people with money won't complain about lack of healthcare or education
@@jeffb.6642 They DID complain about their health care in Canada. Moreover, my grandaughter was admitted to Salk Science, an extraordinary school for science prep in Manhattan.
My sister in the U.S. paid $12,000.00 to have her son. I felt bad when I told her my bill was for $25.00 in Canada, only because I wanted a phone in my semi-private room.
Isn't $12,000 high even by USA standards?!
I had a preemie, so obviously extra care was required. I'm glad I had him in Canada, I'd just returned from a trip!
A co-worker I socialized with during my brief time working in the US told me he had to file for bankruptcy after his wife had premature twins, he got a bill for $500,000 after the co-pay. In my mind, this was the moment a long term commitment to the company was not in the cards, so I came home...no regrets.
They actually charge you to hold your baby. Now does that sound like a civilized country to you.
@@2727rogersnope that's fucked up.
TANSTAAFL
We have pondered moving to the US but it always scares me thinking of all the service safety nets behind. I don't know how many Americans know this, but basically at birth you are assigned a health card which you keep for the rest of your life. Anytime you go to the doctor they ask for that and it has all your info on it (family doctors, your address, etc) and that's all you do. See the doctor and then leave. Private/work health insurance is more for prescription, dentists,massage, therapy, physio, eye, ambulance rides,etc.
But childbirth, ER visits, doctors visits all covered by that card...which is funded by our are taxes. We are taxed to hell and back on the daily but it's just so normal you don't think differently of it. We do have a shortage of Dr's though. An ER wait can be upwards of 2-4 hours and your family doctor can take weeks to get an appointment with so you usually have to go to a hospital or walk in if it's urgent.
Also, guns. Guns guns everwhere 😬 I saw a sign when I was walking into Walmart in Florida saying to not bring guns inside and I just couldn't believe that was a thing that had to be said. In Canada, guns are for hunting and going to the range and that's the only time they're allowed out of their safe. Obviously you have people who have stolen and smuggled guns and that's how you get gun crimes (you need a special card to buy guns and ammo, that you get after passing a gun safety course and *most* gun crimes are not committed by people who hold those cards). I appreciate the fact that you don't have so many restrictions on the types of guns you can get but man, I never felt so rattled just walking around after seeing that sign
our Canadian tax rate is very similar to the USA but they have insurance middle man to pay as well as a ridiculously huge military to pay for
@@concernedcitizen3476 Ironically, this is a common complaint from others about Canada - that we don't spend enough on military and militarization. Even right now the PM is being hammered about it. It's ironic because our Conservative party members are all about cutting finances, except in this one area.
And you believe that micromanaged intrusion into your life is a good thing? I have The Bill of Rights which is all that I need.
@@KarstenJohansson The Deputy Commander of NORAD is a Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Talk about a free ride on United States' coat tails, that's it.
He must be an exceptional soldier produced in the Canadian military system.. Canadian military strategy is a plan to have an well educated , exceptional military, that have the skills to train an army of soldiers in a very short period of time, if necessary .@@higgme1ster
To be fair most Canadian police have much longer training periods then US police.
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The key, if you have money you won't wait, its a for profit health care system, not a system for health care
That's probably why the US was the richest country in the world. The gubment and corporations take the citizens money any way they can.
The thing that always freaks me out when going to the states is the armored cages for gas attendants. Bars, bullet proof plexi, and the tiniest hole for transactions does not make me think "this is a safe place"
Yes. It immediately terrifies me to walk into somewhere and there is glass at a Wendy's that the employees are behind. Why? People just shot up Wendy's? That is not normal or ok.
I am Canadian. In 1961 I had a baby girl. In those day you had to stay in the hospital for 5 days. It didn't cost me anything. Then in 1962 I had a baby boy. Same thing; 5 days, no cost. In the early 70's I had to be in hospital to have all of my wisdom teeth removed. No cost. Then in the mid 80's I had major surgery and several days in hospital. No charge. Now that I am in my 80's and very healthy, I get a yearly check up. No charge. I love Canada.
I was born in NYC but moved to Canada over 20 years ago, I now have dual citizenship. In the space of 1 year my retired father had a major stroke and my wife, pregnant with our first child had a full hemorrhage, was rushed to the hospital and gave birth to our premature son who required open heart surgery at 3 months of age. The quality of the health care was top notch, it didn't matter who I was or what I earned, we promptly received the best health care I can imagine. I was maxed out emotionally; I can't imagine worrying if I could afford the monies involved, was it covered under my current health care plan everything was 'just there'. There was no waiting for our legitimate emergencies. I don't know what the math would be on costs but I'm guessing I'd be broke for the rest of my life if this occurred in the States.
Of course, what countries could afford universal health care except, maybe: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland. Italy, Israel, Greece and 22 other countries. Why is almost every other country paying less for drugs developed by American companies?
You pay slightly lower taxes... but what would your income look like if your employer paid you what they are paying for your insurance premiums?
I'd say the richest country on earth has a little catching up to do...
I used to spend 6 months a year during the winter in US. While in the US I had a stroke... two days in the hospital would have cost me $25,000 but luckily my Canadian insurance covered it. Everyone in the south seemed to own a gun, and they couldn't conceive of the idea that I didn't want one... I didn't need one... I didn't want to see theirs. The day Trump got elected we put a FOR SALE sign on our trailer and never went back. I would rather spend winters in Mexico... I feel safer there and the medical system is affordable.
I am Canadian, my husband is American. I moved to the USA 11 years ago. I live in a liberal state (by American standards) with little violence (by American standards). I like where we live and enjoy most of the people that I interact with. I would move back to Canada in a heartbeat. I must confess that I felt like I stepped back in time 20 years when I moved here - labor standards in the US are so behind the rest of the world (maternity leave, paid time off, job protections, etc). To a Canadian, US culture feels accepting of racism, violence, us vs them mentalities, gun culture, religious and political fanaticism. I still can’t get over how “normal” Americans think their healthcare system is…. most other countries think it is absolutely nuts! I have good insurance, but if I ever develop a serious illness….I will move back to Canada where I can attempt to keep my health AND still have a house to live in. On the surface, Americans and Canadians look alike - but I still feel the cultural differences every day. I’m sure that America feels safe and wonderful to Americans who grew up here - but it can be difficult for people who grew up with different values to agree that these things make America “great”.
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I like how your point in the end shows how there is no objectively better place. Values change how good and bad are defined. It's not like either of us are blind so much as we both prefer things our own way. I know a lot of Americans wouldn't like it here either.
It boggles my mind that it costs money to give birth. So wrong. It's just fundamentally wrong.
How about having to pay to hold your baby post birth? Talk about monetizing EVERYTHING!
To be fair, it still costs SOMEBODY to give birth. In Canada, we just have the doctors paid from EVERYONE's (tax payer's) pocket. But I get your point. Better that everyone chips in to help offset the cost.
You don't pay for giving birth. You pay for the professional assistance and medication it takes to help you give birth. If you don't want to pay you can always give birth at home, but you need the knowledge and the assurance you can take care of any complication that can come up. What if the child can't come out naturally and you need a C-section? What if the child is stuck in a bad position or with the ombilical chord strangling him? What if the mother suddenly falls ill and faints? There are so many things that can go wrong when giving birth, so what you pay for is your peace of mind and safety. Like another comment said, in Canada the costs for that are taken care of collectively so we don't have to think about them but we shouldn't take this service for granted.
. . . and the US birthrate is higher than Canada's - 1.64 vs 1.4
Not to mention in the US you get a whopping 3 months of maternity leave after childbirth. If I were American I would be embarrassed at how blatantly ignorant that is. America is a joke - and not a funny one at that.
That difference in childbirth is crazy. The one time my wife got pregnant (in Ontario), we had regular medical checks throughout, a mid-wife, and two or three days in the hospital for the birth with no cost. Add to that the several months of parental leave for both parents, and contrast is shocking.
Your welcome you got all that for free. I paid for it.
@@Mr.Crowley696 We all did my friend. Still worth it. If not for that public expense I'd have died of cancer before I hit 20.
I'm canadian and have ulcerative colitis. During a flare up I was off work and joined a colitis group online with americans in it. I was stunned at how many were working double shifts at their job while in a full flare up of pain and constant bathroom issues to save up for a specialist appointment and a colonoscopy. The same thing I received for 100% free here. It broke my heart the suffering they talked about and lack of compassion for sick time through their jobs. I fight hard to protect our healthcare here as I know there are forces at work to privatize it though conservative politicians.
So to answer a few of your questions……….the drinks are always served in a mug unless it’s for takeout, they are not for keeps. Paper straws are common at all restaurants, not just A&W, and plastic utensils have also been replaced by wood. Finally, the burgers at A&W are actually pretty decent quality for fast food, one of my faves
Keither Sutherlands Grandfather, Tommy Douglas was the Doctor & Politician from Saskatchewan Canada who brought us Free Healthcare.
I love how humble and open-minded Tyler is. He's a great dude
Yes, but like most Americans, he interrupts and talks too much about himself.
I live in BC..raised 4 Kids...if there was a serious health problem, We saw a Specialist in just a few Days..
@9:00. There are Canadians that have the money, have private health care plans from the U,S.
If they have an issue and there is a backlog in their local availability, they go use their U.S. health coverage.
There was a lady in British Columbia who was confined to her home due to waiting for a hip operation.
Due to the number of hours required for the operation, she was on a 2 year waiting list.
In Canada you can not pay for your own operation if it is covered by the state, no matter how much money you have, I guess you can go to the sates if you can afford it.
In Toronto I have not had a family doctor in 7 years, there are no openings. Is it like that in the USA?
One of the most insane thing about the health costs in the U.S. is that there's a fee of more or less 40$ if you want to hold your newborn in the delivery room. And they have no shame by including it expressly in the hospital bill.
What?
There are no words for how greedy and mean spirited that is.
I've read about the 'holding your baby', fee, but couldn't believe it's true!
And yet the most American thing ever. Capitalism at its finest
Are you serious?!? That’s the most outrageous thing I’ve heard in ages! Ugh… 😒
@14:30. There are treatments or procedures that Canadian Provincial health systems do not cover, then you have to pay full price. Example is growth lumps growing on your head under the hair. In Ontario it is not a life saving issue, so it is out of pocket. In British Columbia it is covered by their plan, just have to see how long the waiting list is. My wife went threw this.
It's not just the personal implications of whether or not I can readily get health care without financial barriers or a bankruptcy declaration. It's a moral issue. I don't know how a moral person can live in a country where those without money or a job with insurance benefits don't have easy access to health care every time. The fact this is in the richest, most powerful country in the world makes it an outrage. This is just one example of many that reveal that the "American dream" is a fiction.
In addition to my comment posted above: I have a friend who was a doctor in the States and relocated here because he couldn't handle the heartache of seeing people being denied required services because of financial circumstance.
I agree. Universality both for healthcare and education is so much more important to me. I like that most people in Canada has some degree of equal footing that allows one to reach their full potential whether you are from a poor or rich family.
I guess the ''American dream'' is having access to affordable healthcare.
@rakitoon - This just is not accurate regarding The USA’s healthcare system: Our poorest citizens can qualify for: Medicaid, or Medicare, depending on their ages; OR if you are a little better off financially, you can qualify for Obamacare now; OR if you are employed, you can get covered through your employer. Due to Obamacare, Tyler, there shouldn’t be any reason why someone isn’t covered with health insurance, as long as they are a citizen.
@@thegreypath1777 So everyone goes to the doc now for their/their childrens' aches, pains, annual checkups? They don't get billed? Tests, treatments, surgeries, are freely ordered and gov't programs fund it all at appropriate cost, rather than tacking on profit margins for all the third parties (eg insurance co's) and paying for duplicate administrative systems, etc.? Losing every opportunity for economies of scale? I'm sorry, I just don't believe that is the case. You have massive gaps in health care in a system that costs far more per person than countries with single-payer systems. I mean, opt for it if you want - your country and all.
You can wait for awhile in emergency room but intake nurse determines the level of importance if it is serious you are in right away and the rooms get busy with people that don't need to be there or don't have a family doctor but there are many walk in clinics for minor issues
I am Canadian with a lot of health problems, I can already tell you that if I were an American I would have been bankrupt several times over, not just for hospital visits but for the cost of all of my meds, some meds I can't live without and have been on since the age of 11 and I am 41.
Moved to Long Beach, Cali and lasted 1 year. Within the first month there was a murder on the block and I was sexually assaulted.
Never again would I live there, I have since visited but reside, nope
Sad to hear that, I love Long Beach, it felt safe, but I didn't live there, just visited.
The question asked to the Canadians was how has your experience been compared to Canada. You can't disagree with their experience because it was their experience...lol. I'm born and bred in Canada. I went to the States for 4 yrs in MO. Luckily for me I had no health issues and did not live in a big city there however I missed everything about Canada and came back home. I live in a border city here so most of our news come from the States. Seeing how it is over there now, I would never go back to live
Mu husband and I moved TO Canada in 1967. Have absolutely never had any regrets.
Hi Tyler , I'm Canadian and i had to have emergency surgery to have a bad gallbladder removed, went in on a Friday evening was admited fairly quickly , had the surgery later that night ( 5 hours ,best sleep ever..lol) , recovery on the Sat and Sunday , and was out by Monday afternoon . While yes we have longer wait times for non life threating issues but when you are in danger our heath care is there . The biggest problem is that because it is free , ppl will go to the emergency room for minor things and tie up the system with trivial matters making the wait times longer.
4:48 Until you get sick, lose your job AND health insurance JUST when you need it most. Healthcare based on employment is bass ackward.
born in Canada but moved to Detroit Michigan when i was 4 yrs old...on my 18th birthday came back to Montreal Canada permanently .....enjoy the people, food, medical advantage and mostly the acceptance of all racial cultures and gender preferences ...love Montreal...most beautiful and clean city.....come and visit....even if you speak only English you will be accepted and welcomed with open arms....Bienvenu my friend !!
The man who had to pay out of pocket in Canada was most likely charged because he was an American resident and therefore not covered by our health care
I’m Canadian and with all 3 of my kids I had c-sections and all paid for by the health care system. My sister moved to the US years ago and got a huge bill for her deliveries. It took her several years to pay it off. Mind you she loves living in the US as she never liked the cold winters
I have visited 80% of the US of A. I also visited 80% of Mexico 🇲🇽. I felt safer in Mexico than the USA.
Bet :/ I bet you do : /
Until something goes wrong.
We did a road trip across the western USA into Baja Mexico.
Ten minutes across the Mexicali border crossing, we were shook down by the police.
Then you feel, very far from home.
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Sorry, to hear that. I was on the back seat of an 1800 Goldwing motorcycle 🏍. Left from Texas (the most paranoid people I ever met) crossed th border at Reynosa. Toured around the Gulf of Mexico 🇲🇽 States and along the eastern coast, to Oaxaca. Then, drove north back to Texas. We stayed in small hotels or got to know local, friendly Mexicans and stayed with them. We are not typical tourists. We hate all-inclusive, boring resorts.
Not a single issue in the 4 months of touring the beautiful and friendly Mexico.
I have heard others say the same thing.
@@billpetersen298 yeah maybe there is a more pervasive, yet subtle sense of danger in parts of America, where Mexico probably feels not dangerous at all, almost always, but when you find danger in Mexico it is probably likely to be much more serious danger. Especially since the crimes that tourists are subjected to tend to be more serious. Going on a trip throughout Mexico and not facing danger isn't a good way to gauge how safe Mexico is. Of course most trips end up without an incident. And many places in Mexico are super safe.
I have to make a comment about the weather being “warmer” in the USA ? Lol I think it’s a bit silly as both countries are huge and have very diverse weather . Plus just because the USA is south of Canada it does NOT mean it’s warmer . For example in the winter , here in British Columbia Canada, in the southern parts , we SELDOM get snow or indeed the cold temps that MOST of the USA receives . In New York City there are huge snow storms and icy temps every winter yet it’s far south compared to our location . Generalisations are ridiculous …😂
While serving in the Canadian forces I was posted to a marine unit in pearl harbor for 2 years. It was awesome, especially the winter.
@@georgepkoutsavakis8005 our Canadian military rank and file get very little benefits. It’s a shame that a lot of them rely on food banks. I love my country but our military is lacking. We can thank Ottawa for that.
My Aunt and uncle with my 16 year old cousin moved to San Diego from Toronto in 1958. When we visited my cousin (now deceased) in 2006 I asked her if she would ever return. She thought for a minute and said "No". Her whole adult life was spent in the USA and she had made a complete, and happy, adjustment to the American reality. There's a success story for you!
Baby boomers had a different life
How did she die?
Lived in Upstate NY to attend graduate school. Loved the community and made life-long friends. But, when I returned to Canada, I realized I had taken on a NY brashness in dealing with others. Actually scared a young McDonald’s worker by using a common NY style demanding tone. Opps had to relearn to being a polite patient Canadian.
I have travelled to the US a lot for over 50 years. I do not feel nearly as safe there now except for post 9/11 NYC. I am terrified to discuss politics there now. It is a country that has some spectacular natural attributes like Yosemite, Big Sur, Adirondacks etc. I used to think Florida was great but am really hesitant to go there now. Culturally it has a tremendous amount to offer, I was shocked at how incredibly sleazy Hollywood Blvd was. Overall I am really concerned about the deterioration of moral values that seems to be happening.
Also concerning is the hypocritical, judgemental and self-righteous attitude of so-called “Christians” in the U.S.
Being old and living in Canada I sure appreciate my health care.
I'm American and spend at least a month in Canada each summer. Maybe a grass is greener situation, but Canada seems better in almost every way. One thing is for sure, the people in Canada are a lot nicer than Americans.
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In the 70’s and early 80’s, I spent 7 consecutive summers at camp in Maine and quite frankly, what struck me was how friendly Americans were compared to my fellow Quebecers.
@@iamanisland To be fair, though, Quebec is kind of a dumpster fire by Canadian standards (no offense).
I find it interesting that noone has mentioned Maternity leave or Paternity leave for new parents. I think paternity leave is about 6 weeks in Canada but zero in USA. Maternity leave in Canada can be as much as a year (probably unpaid or half pay) but in the USA, I have heard that its barely 3 months for moms and even then its not guaranteed.
Paternity leave is the same as maternity leave, provided the mother doesn't take it.
Maternity leave is just for the birth partner, so even if you’re giving the baby up or are a surrogate you can be safe on bed rest before the birth and not have to worry much about bills. It is only 55% to a max of $650 a week of your income over the last umm I think it’s 21 weeks over the last year that we’re the most profitable. Or heal up afterwards. It’s 15 weeks.
Parental leave is normal or extended and it’s up to 40 weeks at the same rate as maternity leave with one parent only being able to take 35 of it, so the other parent can take the five weeks of paternity leave. Or extended for 69 weeks at 33% with only 61 weeks being for one parent and the other taking the rest.
It’s kinda confusing but they do most of the paperwork
So how it works in Canada is maternity or paternity leave is one year. The mom can take 6 more months unpaid, so you can now legally take 18 months, maternity leave.
Now let's talk about paternity leave. For the first year, the mom and dad can split the leave up between them.
Mom and dad parents I know took 4 months off TOGETHER dad went back to work. So they used up 8 months ( 4 months each, totals 8 months) so the mom still has 10 months of maternity leave left, this totals 18 months off ( just the last 6 is unpaid)
6 weeks? 😂
It's a up to a year with pay. 18 months job protection, and can be split between the parents.
Actually maternity leave is paid in Canada EI rates and sometimes topped up by employers to full salary. Women have 12 months guaranteed by the federal government. It is the law and can take that 12 mont pay over 18 months if they wish. Paternity leave varies from province to province but each province has it.
17:01 Upstate New York is not New York City, which is as far south as you can get in NY State. They're talking about Albany, Syracuse, Plattsburgh. Even rural areas are extremely violent and frightening compared to most Canadian regions.
I live in Canada and my boss has a niece in Arizona who just paid $11,000.00 to give birth, and her husband is wealthy. The booze is cheap in the US but Canada controls booze and uses the profits to fund the healthcare that is needed when you drink.
I live in Canada and have a friend with stage 4 breast cancer and had to wait for health care but her $5,300 a month drug treatment was covered. She is doing fine and with medication she expected to live approx 5 years plus. We have problems with health care but when it works it is amazing.
I am a 79 year old Canadian lived here all my life broke my femer in 2020 just when covid started they put a steel rod in it then my next act i fractured it again in march of 2023 back on my feet now thank god for our healthcare only had to pay 26 dollars for a cane over both surgeries knock it all you want but it still the best 😊
@8:00, booze is so cheap. Many provinces in Canada look at alcohol as some sort of crime.
Comparing exact same bottle of wine including tax, in Calgary, Alberta, wine is half the price compared to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Alberta has less taxes, liquor stores are private and in B.C. they are state owned.
When I lived in Vancouver and headed to the states, I always brought the limit I was allowed back into Canada.
I recall being in Europe, where beer was cheaper than Coca Cola. Coke is a junk food, so the tax it to discourage it's consumption, result is healthier people and less burden on the health system, reducing the countries tax burden due to sugar overload.
I'm accustomed to the fact that there are "no-go" areas in just about every American city, whereas there isn't a one in Canada. This reflects the great economic injustice of American society, something our greater social democracy in Canada has helped to ameliorate here. I believe living with the cruelty and despair of such an unjust society has contributed to the fact that 30% of all American voters seem perfectly happy voting for a sociopathic racist compulsive liar, and think that some virtue might come out of that. American society seems to have deteriorated massively in the last little decade of so - a decline in social solidarity that really began with the Reagan presidency, and is accelerating.
Joe wasn't elected he was selected. I guess that's the racist you were talking about.
good points, but do you have to be so harsh to Biden?
My friend in New York had to pay $10,000 for childbirth after insurance kicked in. She is also a Canadian living in the U.S. She had one child, then headed back to Canada a few years later.
I have MS. My meds alone in the US would cost over $10,000 a month. In addition, I need on-call nursing cover lest I fall at home, and to help with showering. For all of this cover I pay about $20 a month here.
UK here. My 5 prescriptions cost me less than £10 a month with a prepayment scheme. If I were to have just one script it would cost the same.
My mum has MS and I think about this all the time! I can’t imagine how our lives would be if we had been in the US and my mum had been a single parent on disability. No thank you!
Have met some of the most friendly, welcoming, generous, psychiatric patients to be found. Thanks for letting visit, and leave safely.
I'm one. I moved to the U.S. in 1995, though I still vote in Canadian federal elections, and I have family and property there. I'm still very much Canadian, regardless of what some think. I donate to my university (Carleton) alumni association, and I'm an associate member of the Legion. My career was floundering before I left, so I accepted a job offer in the U.S. I haven't stopped working since. I'm very grateful for the opportunities the U.S. gave me.
I am American born. Came to Canada in 1981 after marrying a Cdn girl. Also, I became a Canadian in 1989, holding on to two citizenships. Fast forward 20 years, and divorce finally showed up. I moved back Stateside when my brother had his 2nd heart attack, to help him with every day things. I was there 10 years before finally moving back to Canada. I knew I would always move back to Canada anyway. Life is just less stressful here. Less to worry about. No fighting for retirement like so many do in the USA for their Social Security for example. No fighting for disability if you need that here. Concerns like that are well looked after in Canada, helping to make sure everyone can live a reasonable standard and quality of life without a battle to do so. The social structure is safer as well. No big gun issues. In the States, I had a reaction to ALEVE which forced me into hospital. 7 hours in, and 5,000 later, I was released. 700 for the EMT ride as well. 1/2 mile ride. In 2017, I had a mild heart attack in Canada. 7 days in. MRI's and every other test you can imagine was done. My total bill was 49 .00. That was for parking, as I drove myself the few blocks to the hospital. It was the only time I had to be in hospital in the 30 years i've been in Canada and I was thankful that we all pitch in to take care of each other with out healthcare. The USA is fine for some but it's no Canada :)
OMG, as a Canadian…..I’d NEVER live in the US. NEVER. EVER. EVER.
I won’t ever vacation there again either.
When I was younger my father wanted to move to the US. My mother said absolutely not! I am so grateful we stayed in Canada. The US is just nuts!
$3000 to give birth is INSANE. Specially when you’re forcing children and teens to give birth… I complained about having to pay 10 dollars for parking when my wife had our kid.
We were going to Chicago to visit family and took a wrong turn off. Ended up in a place I had only seen in movies. Cars jacked up and stripped , boarded up windows and a lot of of people in the streets. We were to afraid to stop and ask for directions. Cop car pulled up beside us, guns visable and angry looking police. Still didnt ask for help .
My baby spent 2 weeks in Sick Kids hospital. Major emergency surgery. They accidentally gave me a copy of the bill. It was well over $200,000. Never cost us a dime except for parking.
I happily live in Canada and wouldn't be anywhere else.
Every province has it's own health care coverage. If you move from one province to another you must apply for their coverage. Your province's health coverage will cover you for up to 3 months. If you leave Canada you have NO medical coverage and must pay the bill yourself, unless you have travelers insurance.
So are you saying that in the US if you don’t have a privately paid for medical plan you will be covered if you leave the US and have an illness or accident outside of the US? I doubt it since, unless you privately pay for a plan, you won’t even have coverage even when you are in the US> I still think Canada is better. And I believe that if you are outside of Ontario, for a brief period at least, and become ill, you will have some coverage. The problem is that the ONtario plan will probably only pay you for what the procedures you need would cost in Canada, not the higher prices they may be charging in other countries. So smart Canadians buy coverage for the times they will be travelling outside of their country while Americans have to buy coverage for all the time whether at home in the US or travelling outside the US.
Candian here just had a baby 2 years ago. Our out of pocket costs were about $30 for parking and we paid a $200 fee to upgrade to a private room for recovery. Of course its not free as my wife and I pay a significant portion of our income in taxes but I don't mind pitching in for the good of everybody.
When you say that most people get along fine with your system of healthcare, it should be pointed out that statistics indicate that 500,000 families a year in the US go bankrupt due to medical expenses.
A cousin of mine, a tenured university professor, and her husband, a professional hockey player (NOT the NHL), about 4 years ago now.... After BOTH their insurances had paid what they could, they were left with a $16,000 hospital bill.
I live in BC and in Vancouver we have one of the "worst" streets in North America for the homeless (mostly drug users). If you walk down that street with a child they see you coming and they shout down the street in a chain.... child coming... and everyone puts anything sketchy away so the child doesn't have to see. I know many people that have to walk through there... after the initial fear subsides you realize the people are generally kind, friendly and understanding. I wouldn't walk there at night... but there are many places I wouldn't do that. I don't know if I would fee the same way in the "worst" street in the USA.
When you have to pay to hold your newborn, something is seriously wrong with the system. My Mom just spent 5 months in the hospital. Including the multiple tests to ascertain what was wrong, meals overall care - not a penny billed to us ( except a rental for some equipment).
By asking the question, I don’t think there is an agree or disagree to be had. Each person responding lives in a specified zone. No one could ever live everywhere, in each little area of the United States. You asked for opinions and you got them.
I'm Canadian who worked & lived in North Carolina for 3 years. Glad to have come back to Toronto!
You're a good guy, Tyler...and very brave to take on such a dicey subject as comparisons between Canada and The United States. We are two distinctly different cultures. Currently, America is more than frightening. The political system has really become a total mess. A two-party system (basically YES or NO) does not cater to the many grey areas of politics. The choice right now seems to be Fascist or Liberal. That's it! It was not like that during most of my professional life. Thanks to my job, I had a Green Card. But, I also could travel with little difficulty...especially in the South and Mid-West. Why? Well, because I had blonde hair, blue eyes and pale skin. I never got used to states where everyone was walking around with a gun. It scared the hell out of me. As a commercial film director and writer, (unique services - hence the Green Card) I worked just about everywhere in the US. The North East is the most similar to Canada. But get down south, and people were literally walking around with holsters and revolvers on their hips. I never felt completely safe. But America is also a great country full of opportunities and if you are educated and a professional, the money is also great. All Canadians love their Healthcare and Social Safety Net. Generally, I think Canadians are more socially evolved and better educated. Your educational system is awful. And the Bible Belt States are anything but Christian. It's hate and fear-based. But the past 7 years have been the worst since the Trump Cult era began. Trump and his Mega Cult could destroy what was once a wonderful country.
Weird that you criticize American partisanship, & promptly join in. 🇨🇦
Tyler, it's time you visited Canada, reacted and interacted LIVE. I look forward to seeing ya, eh!
Don't think the upstate New York was aimed at New York City. When Canadians refer to upstate New York, we usually mean cities like Albany, Syracuse, or Buffalo. We don't consider NYC as upstate New York.
You are a very astute person! Love watching your show. Larry in regina, Saskatchewan.