American commentator Bill Maher says Canada serves as a “cautionary tale” when it comes to “extreme wokeness” and is an example of what happens when a country goes too far to the left of the political spectrum.
“If we want to save our country, we should follow the advice good liberals have given for decades and learn from other countries, especially those beacons of progressivism like Canada, England, and Scandinavia,” he said in a monologue. “I agree we should, as long as we’re honest about the lessons we’re learning and as long as we’re up to date on the current data.”
“I’m not citing these stats because I have it out for Canada. I love Canada and its people and always have. But I hate ‘zombie lies.’ That’s when things change but what people say about them doesn’t,” he said.
He then gave examples of how Canada was once an idyllic place for liberals, but things have changed.
“Last year, Canada added 1.3 million people, which is a lot in one year, the equivalent of the U.S. adding 11 million migrants in one year,” Mr. Maher said. “Now they’re experiencing a housing crisis even worse than ours.”
He said the median price of a home in the United States is $346,000, while in Canada, when converted to U.S. dollars, was around $487,000. He also took aim at Canada’s universal health care system, which he said “ranks dead last among high-income countries in access to primary health care and ability to see a doctor in a day or two.”
The commentator also criticized Canada for its “extreme wokeness,” giving the example of Ontario transgender teacher Kayla Lemieux, formerly known as Kerry Lemieux.
The board was cautious over concerns that it could violate the human rights code.
“Kayla’s now back to being a guy named Kerry, but two years ago when ’they‘ showed up to teach children, the progressive high school ’they’ taught at said ... “we’re committed to a safe environment for gender expression,’” Mr. Maher said.
“Safe for who? What about the children?”
He went on to say Canada is a cautionary tale for his own country on the drift into leftism.
“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,” Mr. Maher said.
