“He’s just regurgitating what he thinks voters want to hear on this.”
He has said, directly, the “conservatives” will have to get over their position about universal health care in prior appearances. That is a direct quote. I don’t think most of us wanted to hear that but he said it directly.
I noted the sound bite was not fully descriptive of his position. I think one needs hear what it was in its entirely to understand what he is saying. He did not say he wants a single payer system. He did say the Canadian System works FOR THEM.
No, it isn’t a direct quote. He never said single payer - he was referring to a safety net for the poor.