Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said on Tuesday that he is open to the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state after President-elect Donald Trump suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the country could join the United States.
“Trump has suggested that Canada become the 51st state in our union,” Sanders wrote. “Does that mean that we can adopt the Canadian health care system and guarantee health care to all, lower the cost of prescription drugs, and spend 50% less per capita on health care?”
“I’m all for it,” he added.
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Sanders is a staunch supporter of universal public health care and a critic of the U.S. healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. He has often cited universal healthcare systems working in other developed countries.
More specifically, the lawmaker proposeda “Medicare for All, single-payer, national health insurance program” to provide all Americans with free health care coverage at the point of …