Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart · Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Jonathan Wellum describes Canada's healthcare system as being in crisis, despite dedicated professionals. He points to long wait times for services, outdated technology compared to the U.S., and bureaucratic inefficiencies as major issues. He strongly advises Americans against further socializing their medical system.
“But as I'm speaking overall, and I've had one of my one of my colleagues had a cancer diagnosis and was treated incredibly well on a timely basis. It went, you know, exceptionally well. Other people, it's really hit and miss. So when I say it's in crisis, I'm speaking in general overall, there's cue the cues to get any, you know, many of the services are just outrageous.”
“So we have a healthcare system that's in crisis, absolutely in crisis. And I just say to the Americans, do not socialize any further your medical system. You will regret it. And anybody should know that the government cannot run anything really efficiently, especially the”
“And the devaluation of human life in Canada in the medical system is really alive and well. And so we have what we call made up here, probably up to about 20,000 people a year that are being killed by the medical community early.”