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In the present day’s letters: The place did all these health-care {dollars} go?

8 months ago 3 min read

Competitors received’t harm well being care

Re: Letter, Choose well being care choices correctly, March 17.

For a very long time, the established order has concerned politicians combating over increasingly taxpayer funding of the general public well being system. Is that this working? No. I detect digital unanimity that our strategy can and must be improved by making an attempt new supply strategies.

A letter-writer makes two statements in regards to the Ontario authorities’s pondering and actions, with respect to various supply strategies. First, and I quote, “There was no consideration given to easily growing the funding to the general public system to offer extra care.” The truth is, funding to the general public system has been elevated by billions of {dollars} over the time span that this letter refers to.

Second, “There was no proof to recommend that the general public system was incapable of increasing care; it was by no means requested if it may and it was by no means funded adequately to take action.” But when not for increasing care, then what was all this cash for?

I’m uncertain all of it made it to the entrance line, the place it’s so direly wanted. For my part, a big proportion is absorbed and wasted by the huge paperwork that’s concerned in centrally planning this financial exercise. Nothing cuts by means of this fairly in addition to competitors amongst non-public sector entities. That is what some politicians are prepared to attempt to I laud their efforts.

Richard Williams, Ottawa

Let’s examine different influencers

It’s reassuring that the federal authorities is taking the problem of Chinese language election “interference” critically, though will probably be tragic if this creates a backlash towards folks of Chinese language background. Within the meantime, allow us to take into account the actions of different influencers, together with the next:

• The deep pockets of the insurance coverage and pharmaceutical industries. How odd that after greater than 50 years of supposedly complete public well being care protection in Canada, we nonetheless should not have a nationwide pharmacare program. Hmm.

• The carbon-producing fossil-fuel sector, nonetheless massively sponsored by governments regardless of lip-service issues about air pollution and local weather change. Hmm.

• Our pleasant American neighbour to the south, which has acknowledged a job in de-stabilizing governments it doesn’t like for many years, every motion sending a “don’t do that at dwelling” message to others. Hmm.

So sure, by all means allow us to examine present threats to our electoral system however on the similar time allow us to not lose sight of the myriad different threats to our autonomy.

Carol Evoy, Ottawa

Parliamentarians make an excessive amount of

I’m completely disgusted with the pay raises parliamentarians have once more approved for themselves. I consider that is the third improve of their pay because the pandemic started.

This may even improve their gold-plated pensions, that are outrageous.

If something, they need to roll again their salaries given their utter mismanagement of Canada.

Marlin Palmer, Stittsville