Hi Dorothea! Welcome to KA!!
Beautiful name, by the way.
I think what gets me the most is that there are so many abuses of our money occurring on so many different levels. And they talk about these amazing surpluses. Well, where the heck are they, then? What are they being used for? Not healthcare, that's for sure. I do believe that Canada's healthcare/medicare system can be fixed, but I do not believe that private clinics and user fees are the way to go. Education in a big way. One of the things that the Harris government did during their regime (which thank god ended), was to establish a health line. It's a 1 800 number that people can call for advice before they go off and clog up emergency rooms for sniffles. It is probably the only thing that his government did that I actually agreed with.
Apparently, 46% of Ontario's budget is devoted to health care. What the heck are they doing with all that money? I've always thought of the Liberals as the midpoint between the Conservatives and the NDP. However, as far as political parties go, I don't trust them - any of them, for that matter. I still maintain that my family has been very well served by our healthcare system. My dad was diabetic (with
all the peripheral problems), my grandmother was in a coma from meningitis when I was 15 and survived (to die of emphasima of all things), my aunt has been under constant medical care for the better part of 35 years, my cousin has so many health problems (including fibro and two brain tumours), my uncle with prostate cancer, a 2nd cousin (3 years old) who is in remission from cancer, and me.
We all have received the treatments we needed going back to the mid-sixties. Right now, I have little to complain about, personally. However on a societal level, what I see scares the pants off me. Medicare began in Saskatchewan and spread from there to become a national programme, part of our national and cultural heritage. It's something we must fight for.
Sorry. I'm on a political rampage today. Ok, this week. Fine, in general right now!
Hugs,
Kat
"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work."- Thomas Edison
