A woman who lived under Canada’s “universal health care” system for three decades before moving to the U.S. just produced a stunning dose of reality for Democratic socialists pushing “Medicare for All.”
Posting on a TikTok account with 123,000 followers, Jules Bacon puts a lie to the claim by liberals that Canadians needing medical care are living the dream.
It’s actually more like a nightmare.
The TikTok post by Bacon, aka @TheOnlyCanadianBacon, was reposted on X by @HistorianUSA1, aka “Documenting Libs,” with 104,000 followers.
“As someone who lived in Canada with universal health care for 32 years of my life, I have a little bit of insight,” the 34-year-old mom says.
“Unfortunately I don’t think we are aware of what we are asking for,” Bacon adds. “I would like to show you how Canada’s universal health system is going, so we prepared.
“I made some notes,” she said, tapping on her tablet in the post.
“We want universal health care until we learn,” she warns, listing point by point the Canadian disaster known as universal health care.
Bacon “didn’t rant,” says HistorianUSA1. “She showed the receipts:
√ Nearly 200,000 emergency patients waited 48+ hours for a hospital bed last year alone.
√ Nearly a million Canadians now leave the ER without care because the wait is too long.
√ ER doctors warn these delays are lethal.
√ 5.9 million adults still have no regular family doctor.
√ Specialist waitlists are exploding – median 28.6 weeks from GP referral to treatment.
√ A number of physicians are closing practices to new patients.
√ Only 2.5 hospital beds are available per 1,000 people – well below the average in 38 wealthy, democratic countries comprising the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
√ Hallway medicine is routine. Patients die on stretchers.
Bacon “is not wrong,” says HistorianUSA1. “Canada’s single-payer model gives coverage on paper but delivers rationing by queue in practice.
“Long waits aren’t a bug – they’re the feature when government controls supply and prices.
“America’s system is also broken: crushing costs, administrative bloat, and real gaps for the uninsured or underinsured. We spend nearly twice as much per person and still have problems.
“The solution isn’t importing Canada’s waiting rooms. It’s fixing supply (train more doctors/nurses, cut red tape), adding real competition and price transparency, expanding HSAs/direct primary care, and protecting innovation.
“Be informed before you trade one set of problems for another.”
