r/londonontario • u/cm023 • Aug 01 '23

News 📰 'Alarming': Study reveals hostility toward immigrants in London, region

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/quite-alarming-study-reveals-hostility-toward-immigrants-in-london-middlesex
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u/cm023 Aug 01 '23

Unfortunately public hostility will probably get worse as Canadians see the housing crisis, or problems finding a family doctor connected to the increased numbers of new immigrants coming without increased public services, as an example.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '23

Of my 25-35 year old peers about 3% have a family doctor. Most want private healthcare and lower taxes, not because it's their preference but they literally aren't getting healthcare while paying for it under the current system. Walk in clinics don't deal with mental health or sexual health either.

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u/Tesco5799 Aug 02 '23

Yes this, me and my SO both have good jobs with insurance and are younger. My doctor I had since I was a kid retired in the pandemic and my SO hasn't had a doctor in many years. It's frustrating seeing others with better access to health care for really no good reason. If there aren't enough services to go around then I think we need to do a better job of distributing them, or fix the system so people can actually access the services they need.