Canada, my Canada! What one poster said about the election..(GOP pay attention.)

[kelliekat44]

"This is a wake up call in Canada. Harper tried to slowly hurt Universal Healthcare. He made it so Canadians had a more difficult time accessing care.The worse thing you can do, in a civilized nation is threaten to take away healthcare."

I hope the GOP understands that Harper's loss is largely attributed to his actions against universal healthcare.

[Perseus]

1. Its more than that....

Harper has been the worst for the environment, did almost away with government transparency, created his own "Patriot Act" thus reducing citizens privacy, got Canada into wars that they never supported, created divisions, etc. etc.

Many consider him to be the worst prime minister Canada has ever had, and some call him the "Canadian G. W. Bush"

The list is very long...

[delrem]

2. The Dems didn't even put the idea on the table.

The majority of Dems support Hillary Clinton, and one can't say that she's likely to push for Universal Health Care. Her supporters on DU deride the notion as impractical, impossible, the tea party would never allow it - and all negotiation must be with the right, the Republicans, and no heed need be paid to the left. It seems to me that few US Americans even understand the concept, the practical implications in terms of an universal increase in well-being.

Trudeau is third-way lite. If one looks at his support for the TPP, which one has to admit is a third-way masterpiece, Trudeau will be with Hillary and the corporate brigands she hangs with. But if one looks at e.g. his vow to disengage Canada militarily from US adventures in the Middle East, he won't be at third-way Hillary Clinton's side when she assumes power and there's the inevitable escalation.

[kelliekat44]

3. It's not fair to say that she won't push for universal health care. She might if she sees a way

clear to get it done.

[delrem]

4. Unfortunately, it is fair. And unfortunately, her supporters know it is fair.

Her supporters know that she won't do anything that the Republicans will object to, using the Republicans as excuse.

[gratuitous]

5. Access to healthcare is routinely threatened or denied in the United States

I guess that makes us an uncivilized nation, because so many people are so heavily invested in taking away access to healthcare for so many of our citizens.