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CMA speaks with forked tongue

Perusing my morning read, I see that the CMA is out with a new report that is quite critical of our existing health care system. And that the organization is calling “for five major changes to help improve the state of the system, and the health of Canadians.”

How to pay for all this? — you may ask yourself. As a former federal and provincial public servant, I certainly asked that question after reading the Globe article — not to speak of the big, honking headline on the front page of the Star...

…you’d think that the medical profession might have some thoughts to offer Canadians as we make that decision.

Indeed, turning to the CMA report itself, I find that the CMA actually salutes the recent Québec budget:

“Quebec has been the first among the provinces and territories to acknowledge that the current approach to funding health care is neither sustainable in the long term nor fair to future generations…”

One of the favourite dodges of politicians in our country is to say one thing in English and another in French. However, if we can’t count on doctors to give us the straight goods when it comes to health care, on whom can we count?

Earlier, in my province:

The joys of one-tier health care, Ontario style

Mark
Ottawa