A Canadian man died the day after he gave up on a lengthy hospital wait last week, sparking debate about Canada’s universal healthcare as debate rages in the U.S. over the state of the American for-profit system.
Adam Burgoyne, a 39-year-old resident of Montreal, Quebec, died on December 6 after suffering an aneurysm, according to an online obituary.
A day earlier, he had posted about his experience with the Canadian healthcare system on X, formerly Twitter, writing that after doctors made sure he wasn’t in a life-threatening condition, he was moved to the waiting room, where he sat for six hours before deciding to pack up and go home.
“Had a bit of a health scare last night, but thankfully it wasn’t a heart attack. Not sure what it was, though, because once they made sure I wasn’t dying I was thrown out into the waiting room and 6 hours …