In a weird name-drop scenario, United States Senator Ted Cruz used former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams as an example of problems with the Canadian health care system. "Governor" Danny Williams: still the GOP's favourite anecdote for downplaying the quality of Canadian healthcare. Alleged Canadian Ted Cruz just referred to a "governor" of a Canadian province coming to the U.S. for heart surgery. Is that one of those #alternativefacts — @bkidneyLOL ted cruz calling premiers 'governors' and talking about Danny Williams. (Danny Williams anecdote) https://t.co/PAATYIRveZ — @purlgurlyTed Cruz just brought up Danny Williams in a debate... weird #CNNDebateNight — @radarcolinYou can take the politics out of Danny, but you can't take Danny out of politics.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 15:33 UTC