WATCH: Bill Maher Slams Canada As ‘Cautionary Tale’ For Americans On ‘Extreme Wokeness’

Phillip NietoApr 14th, 2024, 5:14 pm
 

Comic and pundit Bill Maher slammed Canada as a “cautionary tale” for the United States on “extreme wokeness” that could help reelect former President Donald Trump.

Maher ended his latest Real Time segment “New Rules” on Friday by comparing U.S. unemployment and air pollution with Canada’s. 

Addressing liberals, Maher said, “They say in politics liberals are the gas pedal and conservatives are the brakes. And I’m generally with the gas pedal. But not if we’re driving off a cliff.”

The comedian went on to claim that Canada is viewed by progressive as an ideal paradise with single-payer healthcare, gun control, and access to abortion.

He added, “Canada was where every woke White college kid wearing pajama pants outdoors who had it up to here with America’s racist patriarchy dreamt of living someday. I mean, besides Gaza.”

There’s only one problem with thinking everything’s better in Canada: It’s not. Not anymore, anyway. Last year, Canada added 1.3 million people, which is a lot in one year- the equivalent of the US adding 11 million migrants in one year. And now, they’re experiencing a housing crisis even worse than ours. And we’re sleeping in tents. The median price of a home here is $346,000. In Canada converted to US dollars, it’s 487. If Barbie moved to Winnipeg, she wouldn’t be able to afford her dream house and Ken would be working at Tim Hortons.

And because of mortgage debt, Canada has the highest debt to GDP ratio of any G7 nation. I don’t know what that means but it sounds bad. So does their vaunted health care system which ranks dead last among high income countries, and access to primary health care, and the ability to see a doctor in a day or two. And it’s not for lack of spending. Of the 30 countries with universal coverage, Canada spends over 13% of its economy on it, which is a lot of money for free health care. Look, I’m not saying Canada still isn’t a great country, it is, but those aren’t paradise numbers.

Look, I’m not saying Canada still isn’t a great country. It is, but those aren’t paradise numbers. If Canada was an apartment, the lead feature might be America adjacent. And if America was a rental car, Canada would be America or similar. And again, honestly, Canada, I’m not saying any of this because I enjoy it. I don’t because I’ve always enjoyed you, but I need to cite you as a cautionary tale to help my country. And the moral of that tale is ‘yes, you can move too far left, and when you do, you wind up pushing the people in the middle to the right.’ At its worst. Canada is what American voters think happens when there’s no one putting a check on extreme wokeness.

Watch the clip above via HBO.

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