Investigating long ER wait times across Canada | Marketplace | Full episode

Marketplace investigates Canada’s emergency care system in crisis, uncovering rising wait times across the country driving Canadians to walk out of ERs without being seen. The story exposes the deadly consequences of an overwhelmed system and asks governments what they’re doing to fix it. Comments on this episode were open for the weekend following its posting on Nov. 21, 2025, to allow for responsive comment moderation. You can read more about why comments aren't open all the time across CBC and other ways to interact with us: https://cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/artic... 00:00 - Tracking patient care 09:32 - Walking out of the ER 15:33 - Finlay’s Law 17:03 - Asking governments how they’re fixing it #Health #Marketplace #Investigation »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok:   / cbcnews   Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.