“Spending 46¢ of every provincial dollar on health care is too much — and that number is expected to rise to 70¢ within 12 years if nothing is done.”
It’s all cyclical. They’ll go back to Bob Rae’s plan to cap doctors’ salaries and force fresh “Rae Days” to save money. We’ll go back to a doctor shortage as a result of our professionals leaving the country. Nurses with cheaper salaries and limited liability (watch for it) will come in. And then the province will re-elect a conservative to clean it all up again—...a conservative who will be a whipping boy (or girl) for years to come. Then we’ll elect another NDP...yada yada
As a “Snowbird” I was down south recently and had occasion to accompany my sister to a stay in hospital. One week later a bill arrived at her home completely itemizing all services, drugs, and procedures, right down to the number of doctor visits at bedside. As a Canadian, I was stunned while viewing it. We have NOTHING like that, NO BILLS, NO RECORDS. They could be triple charging and billing for procedures not received, $200 aspirin, etc., etc., for all I know Wow. No wonder we’re taxed to death....it’s out of control.