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RUTH COLLINS-NAKAI

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Latest comment posted at 1:23 AM EDT 30/07/06

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  1. F Awad from Dubai, United Arab Emirates writes: Good governance requires more than the establishing feeble goals and hammering them into the constituents head with an eye to fulfilling promises that can be easily met. This unfortunately condems the country to mediocrity. Nevertheless, it does good politics make.
  2. Cryin Outloud from Canada writes: First, I would rather Harper stayed far, far away from our medical system because if he gets his hands on it one can be assured it will not longer be a public system. And second, if Harper does not want to get involved because it is such a politically sensitive issue prior to him TRYING for his majority he'll honour the wait-time promise only it'll be the wait and wait and wait until he can destroy medicare entirely on his own. Kind of like the wait and wait and wait for his alternative to Kyoto until he can destroy the planet entirely on his own.
  3. The Critic Critic from Sarnia, writes: Mr Outloud I have waited 13 years only to see our publicly funded health system plummet past the point of no return. I think I can give Harper some more time. Wait until the fall and see Harper's alternative plan for Kyoto ,anything would be better than what our previous Government was going to do, NOTHING!
  4. S F from Miramichi, Canada writes: The same people who are demanding that Harper honour all his promises in less than a year made excuse after excuse for the former Liberal government when they didn't honour their promises like creating a system of universal child care and killing the GST. In fact, they made some of the same promises election after election after election. It's funny how some Canadians think that the Conservative government should do everything they said they would in less than a year, when the Libs were given 13 years and did precious little on the promises they made.
  5. Mr Fijne from Calgary, Canada writes: Waiting times? Get us a real health care, PRIVATE, so Canadians can be decently treated. The rest is fear mongering self serving union interests at our expense!
  6. L F from Guelph, Canada writes: What makes a good government is a leader that sets goals, makes them known and then proceeds to accomplish them without caving to special interest groups. #2 there is nothing this government can do that would be any worse then the last 13 years we have suffered through. As far as trying for his majority we will have to wait and see. It just seems to me there are more of you anti-conservative types that are getting a little nervous. Could it be the public doesn't agree that he is scary and can see what can be accomplished if you set priorities and not pander to the fear mongers. Four of the five priorities have been addressed and someone has the nerve to complain because he hasn't done all five in five months of power. In case you hadn’t noticed a few people needed help getting out of the middle of a war. Wow I wish the expectations were this high when the Liberals were in power.
  7. Political Junkie from Canada writes: The promise was ill-advised (stupid sound so rude!). The matter is under provincial jurisdiction and there is simply no sensible way to get every province on the same page, not to mention the intractability of unions, the medical system bureaucracy and 'professional associations.' By the way, I'm a little surprised that there is a problem; I seem to recall that Mr. Martin already fixed it. Whut happened?
  8. PJ Casey Jardine from Canada, Canada writes: Canadians are a very impatient lot. No government can do everything in a short time. Nothing can be done without the provinces as health care is a provincial durisdiction not federal. Ask your provinces when they are going to get with PM Harper to discuss this issue rather than try to blame the federal government for not giving you all the freebies you feel you deserve. He has already stated that he will have to have concences with the provinces. Gimmie gimmie gimme - keep your shirts on people this will come to the table.
  9. pete stone from Summerside, writes: Radical idea im throwing out but let me know what you think, a partial private system where you pay a percentage of the cost depending on if you caused or helped to cause your condition. Ex: you were born with a disease - Free. You smoked for 30 years and got cancer, 75% you pay, you are 400 pounds and have a heart attack 60% (The percentages are random) but what does people think of such a system? Just curious
  10. Steve Konroyd from Calgary, Canada writes: Governor Harpo IS working on a wait-time guarantee; however, his version will be that those with $$$ are guaranteed not to wait at all while everyone else waits even longer than they currently do! Check the record: Harpo has stated that he wants 2-tier healthcare & his actions (ignoring provinces that are moving in that direction) prove it. Oh well, most of you will just have to suffer longer. Stand Up For Canada!! ha
  11. Steve Konroyd from Calgary, Canada writes: # 5 - Mr. Fijne - which unions are you referring to? Do you know which healthcare-related union is by FAR the most powerful & consumes by FAR the most healthcare dollars? PHYSICIANS. Are you proposing that physicians not be allowed their Constitutional right to assemble & negotiate collectively? Do you know that a second (or private) healthcare tier will lead to the ESCALATION of physician's salaries, as they would have 2 'buyers' (instead of 1; the gov't) to play off each other? Do you know that private healthcare is more expensive (less cost-effective) than public medicare? Do you know that 2-tier healthcare will lead to the rich getting faster & better treatment, while the middleclass & poor get slower & poorer treatment? Do you anything about healthcare? Or do you just regularly regurgitate your dimly-devised ideas on healthcare? By the way, if you have so much $$$ to spend on private healthcare, just take a short trip from Calgary down to the US. How come you don't? Don't have the $$? You won't have it to spend in a Canadian 2-tier system either, then.

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