[originalbuckeye]

In the 80’s, I had a friend (American) who was married to a Canadian hockey player. They lived in Canada in the off season. I have been in health care for decades so I asked her what was the system really like. She said in the areas with more sparse populations, the locals would bring their kids to the ER with some complaint and then leave them, like it was childcare. The clinics couldn't do anything about it, so kept the children until the parents came to fetch them. Why do I see how this could happen here?

[Former Proud Canadian]

My daughter is an ER nurse. Overuse and abuse occur ALL THE TIME.

I will not go into detail about which ethnic groups (hint, mainly "new Canadians") are most apt to abuse the system. Coming to an ER near you.