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Much Ado about Nothing

Saturday, April 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, Editorial Cartoonist, The Hamilton Spectator - Saturday, April 7, 2007 The Taming of the Queue Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has fulfilled his pledge to establish medical wait-times guarantees across Canada, but critics say the deal falls short of his campaign promise. "Today I am very pleased to announce that Minister Clement has succeeded in his mission," Harper said at an Ottawa wait-times conference. "All 13 provinces and territories have now committed to providing the first patient wait-times guarantees." The creation of a wait-times guarantee was one of the Conservatives' five priorities in the last election campaign. But the deal does not come into effect until 2010, and provinces only have to promise timely treatment in one of several priority areas: Cancer care, Hip and knee replacement, Cardiac care, Diagnostic imaging and Cataract surgeries. The Conservatives had promised in the last federal election campaign that they would ensure guarantees in all of the above areas. In the federal budget released on March 19, $612 million was set aside for the provinces and Ottawa to pay for the initiative and $30 million was set aside for wait-times pilot projects. (Source: CTV News) http://www.ctvnews.ca/critics-say-wait-times-deal-falls-short-of-promise-1.235960 editorial cartoon, 2007, Stephen Harper, Canada, William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado about Nothing, Climate Change, Quebec, Stephane Dion, Danny Williams, literature, parody

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, Editorial Cartoonist, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday, April 7, 2007

The Taming of the Queue

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has fulfilled his pledge to establish medical wait-times guarantees across Canada, but critics say the deal falls short of his campaign promise.

“Today I am very pleased to announce that Minister Clement has succeeded in his mission,” Harper said at an Ottawa wait-times conference.

“All 13 provinces and territories have now committed to providing the first patient wait-times guarantees.”

The creation of a wait-times guarantee was one of the Conservatives’ five priorities in the last election campaign.

But the deal does not come into effect until 2010, and provinces only have to promise timely treatment in one of several priority areas: Cancer care, Hip and knee replacement, Cardiac care, Diagnostic imaging and Cataract surgeries.

The Conservatives had promised in the last federal election campaign that they would ensure guarantees in all of the above areas.

In the federal budget released on March 19, $612 million was set aside for the provinces and Ottawa to pay for the initiative and $30 million was set aside for wait-times pilot projects. (Source: CTV News)

 

Posted in: Canada Tagged: 2007, Canada, climate change, Danny Williams, Editorial Cartoon, literature, Merchant of Venice, Much Ado about Nothing, parody, Quebec, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper, Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare

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