Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The presidents of Canada’s provincial Federations of Labour highlight how the provinces need to respond to the Harper Cons’ efforts to push down…
Health Care
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – Lana Payne criticizes two forms of cash hoarding: both the assets sitting idle in corporate coffers, and the money that’s been funneled offshore…
On cooperative efforts
The reports on fiscal arrangements and health care developed in the lead up to this weekend’s meeting of Canada’s premiers have both received some coverage. But there are a couple…
Patient Zero
Paul Krugman highlights what seems to him the first example of the “repeat a lie until it’s taken as conventional wisdom” messaging strategy of the North American right: I originally…
teen arrested for asking kenney about refugee health care cuts
Cheers for Bashir Mohamed! He interrupted a speech by Jason Kenney, trying to ask questions about refugee health care, was removed and arrested, and now he’s challenging the illustrious Minister…
and the jason kenney award goes to… jason kenney
Have you all seen this petition? The Honourable Jason Kenney asks us to sign a petition thanking none other than Jason Kenney. Macleans found it amusing, and the National Post…
Unsuccessful at the polls, Alberta market fundamentalists want the courts to impose two-tier health care
What heath care for the rest of us will look like if the market fundamentalist right’s battle for insurance companies’ “rights” ever succeeds. Below: Private health-care advocate John Carpay; Alberta…
Hey!
Republicans! It. Is. Constitutional Move on. Or did your Mommas not teach you that flogging a dead horse won’t get you anywhere? Hmmm? (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
"dissenting doctors do canada proud" as harper and kenney follow a familiar pattern
The fightback over the Interim Federal Health Program (health coverage for refugees) is being noticed. So is the typical pattern of propaganda staged by the Harper GovernmentTM when it wants…
Americans still divided on ‘love thy neighbor’
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that even after the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Obama implemented single payer system in the U.S., at least half…
canadian health care professionals continue to speak out for refugee health care
The chorus of health care professionals publicly opposing the Harper Government’s cuts to refugee health care services is growing stronger and louder. Every major health care professional association is speaking…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. – Dan Gardner nicely sums up how any Con cabinet shuffles are utterly irrelevant since Stephen Harper prefers ciphers to functional ministers in any…
Message to Alberta’s doctors: Newton’s Third Law applies to politics too
A couple of Alberta doctors contemplate the state of the Alberta Medical Association’s latest negotiations with the province. Actual Alberta physicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: AMA President…
canadian health care professionals stand up for refugee health care
These doctors and medical students are so inspiring! They are taking action not on their own behalf, but for the vulnerable, voiceless people they serve. Excellent photos of some of…
jason kenney calls refugees "illegal immigrants", scolds us for caring about them
My disgust at Jason Kenney reached new heights today, and that is really saying something. It’s not enough to destroy the Federal Interim Health Program, leaving thousands of vulnerable people…
A little nugget from the past: Wildrose candidate’s abortion position
A scene from the Lethbridge-West riding, as seen by the Wildrose Party. Below: Lethbridge-West candidate Kevin Kinahan. During the campaign leading up to the recent Alberta provincial election, the website…
in defense of drugs: anti-depressant medication saves and improves lives
Friends, if this post sounds like a conversation we’ve had, please don’t take it personally. I’ve had the same or similar conversations with many people. This is a subject that…
Happy Canada Day, Stephen Harper. Here’s 59 cents.
It’s hard to look at yourself objectively, but rightly or wrongly, I’ve always thought of Canadians as peaceful, fair, decent, thoughtful and compassionate people who respect diversity, care about social…