Healthcare

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Doctors’ closed-door strategy has its flaws

March 10, 2023 // 1 Comment

Concerns over the healthcare system aren’t new. Twenty-five years ago, B.C.’s doctors took a day off over a money issue. This column was originally published on Saturday, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Premiers got a good offer from Trudeau; they should take it

February 8, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PROVINCIAL PREMIERS should jump at the healthcare deal offered up yesterday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He put an extra $46.2 billion [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians weigh on eve of national health summit

February 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 6, 2023 – With Canada’s first ministers set to meet tomorrow in an attempt to hammer out a health care accord aimed at healing an [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Provinces come to their senses on healthcare money

January 26, 2023 // 0 Comments

ORDINARILY, provinces only want one thing from the feds – money. So when the feds offer money in exchange for something, provinces are reluctant to accept. All that has [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Provinces don’t want/want to meet with feds over health care

December 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

PROVINCES ARE SENDING mixed messages. First they meet but reject previously negotiated terms. A month later, they want to meet but are unwilling to negotiate. Make up your [Continue]

LETTER – Bill 36 is an outrageous attack on fundamental rights and freedoms

November 27, 2022 // 6 Comments

A letter I sent this morning to the Premier and Health Minister. Good Morning First let me say that I have been a lifelong supporter of the NDP. I was a delegate to [Continue]