androflow

What do we do when confronted by slippery slopes?

We fall down, which, I’m guessing, is precisely the reason why many people will need the 500+ minor orthopedic surgeries that will soon be offered in a private clinic in Nova Scotia (story here). Granted, these are publicly-funded procedures, but this is also a pilot project.

Living without a family doctor in Toronto, I’ve experienced these sorts of public-private partnerships at walk-in clinics in the city. It hasn’t been fun. Sure, they accept my health card, but there are other ways to bleed money from patients (a few years ago, I paid abut $12 for a hastily-scrated note to excuse me from class). The fact is, if there’s a need to generate profit, profit will be generated, likely at the expense of proper patient care. If we need more operating rooms, let’s build some! I bet those couple of cents we’re saving on our grocery bills (thanks to Harper’s GST-cuts) would have gone a long way to help this cause.