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Three stabbed teens were driven from a party to a nearby hospital, only to find that the ER was closed. Their story is one of many (www.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/canada
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There appears to have been a large and possibly record-setting number of temporary ER closures or service interruptions across the country in 2023 so far, with CTV News finding hundreds instances where a hospital emergency unit, usually in a rural community, has been shut down for hours or days to Canadians seeking emergency care.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I really think it's time for the federal government to take control of healthcare. I know it's not a perfect solution; whenever Pollievre manages to squirm his way into power he'll use that to do as much damage as he can, for one thing. But with healthcare as a federal responsibility, it at least puts it much more squarely under the direct scrutiny of the public and national press, and puts the blame one single part of the government. It would give us a path forward to actually seeing some kind of improvements in the system. Right now it's far too easy for the people doing the most damage to act like the problem is someone else's fault.

[–] Pxtl 5 points 2 years ago

Honestly I think this about most things. Federalism is a good idea in principle but I think the Canadian media landscape is just not mentally capable of handling it.

[–] corsicanguppy -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fed control of healthcare is a baaaaad thing.

See, the cons will get power one day. On that day, the arms length separating healthcare from their meddling destruction will preserve it and keep us safe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

If there was voting reform then the Conservatives would never have a majority again and we wouldn't have to worry about it. Even still, it'd be a lot more difficult to dismantle than one province at a time, as they are doing now.