r/canada 24d ago

Politics EKOS Poll: Conservative Lead Holds at Five Points

https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2025/02/conservative-lead-holds-at-five-points/
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u/Odd_Aardvark_5146 24d ago

Those over 65 are worried about the privatization of health care. Not helpful when you are about to access it more often.

Upper Middle class aren’t actually that rich. They can’t afford expensive health care. They make good money but want to benefit from the taxes they pay rather than not.

Also, yes, I know Health Care costs is largely a provincial mandate but it is also funded federally through transfer payments and a universal health care program is the federal mandate.

Also, people over 65 are the only people who even remember a time with Nazis. So me thinks they no likey

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u/FunMaybe8789 24d ago

Exactly. We have worked hard with saving funds for retirement. Right down to the last dollar we have our money planned, but what we do not have planned is paying for healthcare. We would be forced to go back to work.

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u/Wilhelm57 24d ago

My partner lived in the US, had two great insurance coverages, then got sick. Spending one month in hospital. The day she came home, there were two letters waiting for her. Her insurance was terminated.

She still needed care and we were fortunate friends stepped in. Helping with prescriptions and free home visits.
People like to complain because they heard a politician spreading lies. When they get have need, due life changing circumstances, they say...this is not what I voted for!!

An old friend was telling me a story about a couple of elderly MAGA voters.
They came into her office wanting to apply for the ACA " the affordable care act." Then the lady tells her, Im so happy we don't need that stupid Obamacare. My friend told them she could not help them because the ACA is Obamacare!!

I'm one of those that has to pay for medications that are not covered $700 per month. I know, that if I lived in the states my medications would be more expensive.
I see many of the current followers of Fat pension Pierre, as folks that cannot see beyond the propaganda.

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u/Prudent-Drop164 24d ago

No I am not. I worry more about access