Jason Bax

i was an investment banker. but I’m feeling much better now.

[Jason Bax @jasonbax]

In Canada, “free” healthcare can cost you an arm or a leg, literally.

[M.A. Rothman @MichaelARothman]

𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐄. 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐆. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 “𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄” 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒

Roseanne Milburn, 61, of Winnipeg, had a routine procedure turn into an amputation — not because the surgery failed, but because Canada’s government-run system couldn’t find her a bed.

A surgeon at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre removed dead tissue from her knee, then sent her to Concordia Hospital with the plan to bring her back that same day so a specialist could stitch the wound (CBC News). She was never brought back.

There was no bed at HSC. So she sat at Concordia with an 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, waiting for the system to make room.

As the video narrator put it: “𝘌𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘶𝘣𝘢, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘳-𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘕𝘰, 𝘯𝘰, 𝘯𝘰, 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢.”

By the time a bed opened, the wound had rotted past saving. The doctors told her the leg couldn’t be salvaged. On a Friday in December, Roseanne Milburn lost her 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐠 — over a missing hospital bed.

This is not a freak accident. It is the predictable output of a system that rations care by making people wait.

In 2025, the median Canadian waited 𝟐𝟖.𝟔 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 from a GP referral to actual treatment (Fraser Institute). For orthopedic surgery — the exact category Milburn needed — the median wait is 𝟒𝟖.𝟔 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬. Nearly a full year. By design.

That is 222 percent longer than the 9.3-week wait Canadians faced in 1993 (Fraser Institute). The system isn’t getting better. It’s getting slower — and the waiting list itself becomes the rationing mechanism.

Defenders call it “𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦”. It is not free. Roseanne Milburn paid for it. She paid with her leg.

Every politician selling “𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭” is selling this — the bed that never opens, the specialist who never comes, the wound that turns black while a bureaucrat shuffles a list.

𝐀 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝.

[Mario Zelaya @mario4thenorth]

Oh look

An old clip of Carney defining a recession.

In EXACTLY THE SAME WAY the Conservatives are being attacked for.

[Jason Bax @jasonbax]

Find your brilliance, folks.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

26-year-old Polish guitar virtuoso Marcin Patrzałek responds to those claiming his music is fake.
He created this tutorial-style video to show exactly how he plays so incredibly well – and yes, it’s all performed live on a single guitar.
He is incredible! 👌👌

[Heidi 🏖 🐬💙🍹🌊 @Brodiesmom68]

I haven’t laughed this hard in so long.
Make sure you have your pee pad on.
I have tears running down my leg. 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Jason Bax @jasonbax]

True story

[Sarah ✱ @disaster_sarah]

“This hour has 22 minutes” (a legendary Canadian sketch comedy show) did a Pitt parody on the Canadian healthcare system.

“Robby” using hand sanitiser every 10 seconds is taking me out 😂😂😂

[Jason Bax @jasonbax]

ME: I'm working way to hard."
THIS GUY: Hold my beer.

[The Brohioan @TheBrohioan]

The Falcons picking up free agents

[Planet Of Memes @PlanetOfMemes]

Electricians, plumbers and
HVAC technicians watching AI wipe out nearly every other job.

[🎼🌺Music Love♥️ @ThoNg676733]

🤣😆😄 THIS IS SOOO FUNNY & I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT!!! 😇

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

That kid doesn’t know it now but someday he’s gonna be all grown up, facing life and look back and realize that’s the happiest he ever was ❤️

[𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐗🐦‍🔥𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍 @XPHOENIXDRAGON]

The "Yosemite 🔥 Firefall" occurs when the setting sun illuminates Horsetail Fall on the eastern edge of El Capitan, making it appear to glow like molten lava.

This natural phenomenon lasts for about 10–15 minutes, typically occurring during the last two weeks of February...

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

The shortcuts that Google Maps gives you.

[Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @Tablesalt13]

🚨Haha! 😂😂 --

Toronto man gives a "taxpayer's acknowledgement"

immediately after a woke Toronto councilor gives a "Land acknowledgement"

"lets reflect and remember that EVERY salary and lightbulb in this chamber is funded by us" 😂😂

Give him the ORDER OF CANADA!

[Jason Bax @jasonbax]

If I were a horse...

[chaotic memes @memechaotic]

The horse's name is Neo and he broke through the matrix.

[John Olooney @OlooneyJohn]

If i was born a horse..

[Vesper @vesperdigital]

I miss when the CBC described the Liberal Party accurately...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐏𝐒:
"Don't know where you're going with confidence."
🤣🤣🤣

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

He was amazing💯👏👏💞💞

Can you name this song? Hmm 🤔

[Riccardo Bosi @RealLTCRicBosi]

If they do it... why can't we 🙏

The MOST IMPORTANT job you will ever have ❤️

[Jason Bax @jasonbax]

@KirkLubimov @marmisto Well said @KirkLubimov.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

View of Grindelwald village, Switzerland

[Sue Knows Best @sues86453]

I love this so much! Great job dad keeping it all in the family.❤️❤️