Candidates were asked a simple question at an April 20 Tri-Cities campaign meeting: Do you support the privatization of our healthcare system? Liberal incumbent Linda Reimer gave a revealing answer: I do […]
Following is one of the first articles published at this blog. From April 2009, it is updated today with information about an upcoming and unconventional addiction healing event involving Dr. Mate. * […]
In February 2013, shortly before the provincial election campaign began, the BC Liberal Government made an announcement about a new program that was to be funded with over $100 million: GP For […]
This item first published here in September is worth republishing as the BC Liberal Gov’t takes more action against Therapeutics Initiative, a science based reviewer that troubles major pharmaceutical companies and their […]
In Liberals’ memo shows party’s delusion, Keith Baldrey takes aim at the government crowd and fires a cruise missile through the target. Actions of these minor league partisans suggest Joseph Welch’s famous […]
Monday’s Lakeland sawmill tragedy provides evidence that British Columbia’s hospitals are routinely stressed to the breaking point and incapable of responding adequately to a major emergency. Monday’s sawmill fire resulted in 24 casualties. Six […]
And You Thought It Was Just ‘Pink’ Slime, Lena Groeger, ProPublica
In the blog article Failing healthcare managers still paid handsomely, I noted that average earnings of the top 10 people at the Fraser Health Authority rose almost $4,500 per month between 2008 […]
In the blog article Failing healthcare managers still paid handsomely, I noted that average earnings of the top 10 people at the Fraser Health Authority rose almost $4,500 per month between 2008 […]
Doctors vow to take back Royal Columbian ER, Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun, February 7, 2012 “Emergency-room doctors at Royal Columbian hospital served notice to administrators Monday they will no longer assess patients […]
A REPLAY from March 1, 2011 ER doc takes a coffee break CBC News item: Staff at Royal Columbian Hospital near Vancouver were forced to turn the facility’s Tim Hortons outlet into […]
If dumping megatonnes of extra carbon dioxide into earth’s atmosphere produces ethical tar sands oil, I suppose eco-friendly ethical cigarettes are plausible too. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., a subsidiary of R.J. […]
We commonly hear claims that Canadian healthcare is not sustainable. Most of these statements originate with corporate PR institutes whose objective is to create business opportunities for private clients. The aim is […]
“Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.” Heinrich Heine Acute medical distress recently focused my appreciation of close friends and loving family. What great fortune […]
Excellent comments here in the last few days after we introduced the case of Kathleen Palamarek, the 88-year old woman rescued by BC Ambulance paramedics from near fatal narcotic poisoning in the care facility where […]
This reprints a Northern Insights article first published January 10, 2010. It deserves review because of the Granny Napping article published here April 4, 2011. I have already had a number of […]
Austan Goolsbee is an American economist, currently Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and the youngest member of the cabinet of President Barack Obama. Goolsbee is on leave from the University […]
As the Royal Columbian Hospital doughnut shop story unfolded, Global TV was quick to redirect the discussion to promote private healthcare as a better alternative. Ted Chernecki began his News Hour report […]
The effects of access block on acute hospital services are reflected by patients on stretchers lined up in emergency room corridors and by ambulances parked outside hospitals, waiting to deliver acutely ill […]
Canada has a well financed lobby aiming to Americanize healthcare in this country. The objective is not to improve our wellness, it is to open new markets to multinational corporations. I believe […]
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