I live in Canada, and I've seen people put on 6+ month waitlists for (a) MRI after a concussion to make sure there's no internal bleeding (which can kill in a single day), (b) MRI after a stroke to diagnose the root cause, (c) ACL replacement surgery.

Universal healthcare is great, but when you're in a 2-party system and one party undermines it whenever they're in power, the result is terrible.

I'm sorry to hear that, but it's not quite relevant to the point that the parent was making about Europe.

For what it's worth, I live in the UK which has similar woes to how you describe Canada's two-party system. However we do normally get seen quickly for things which are a threat to life---but elective operations can take much longer. Mental health issues are also dealt with sluggishly at best.

Describe emergency. Sure, you’ll get an MRI after a car crash. But you could be in this state where you’re not dying, but still very uncomfortable. The wait list is pretty long then.

Do you have studies on waiting times that you can cite here? Genuinely asking because I know they certainly exist for Canada[1] with breakdowns down to the Province [2] so I'm just assuming you have some proof that can be used to bolster your claim.

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7292524/

2. https://www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance/Wait-Times-for-D...