Don't expect Max to stand up to socialist healthcare. It's the biggest sacred cow in Canadian politics. No matter how bad it gets the only acceptable answer is "more money". Max may not always be good at picking his battles but I think even he knows to turn a blind eye to that shit-show.

On an additional note the issue isn't just unionization. The "free" model encourages wastefulness by the users. My mother has worked as a doctor for decades and she constantly complains about patients coming in with minor symptoms that only appeared that day like a stuffy nose or a minor headache. All she can do is tell them to go to the pharmacy to buy some over the counter product and come back in two weeks if it's still not better. Throw in all the drug addicts making up stories to try to get a prescription for painkillers and you'd be surprised just the extend of wasted resources in the healthcare system. Almost all the waste could be fixed with a $20 fee per appointment but good luck implementing something like that.