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We are so happy that Bruce Leachman was able to undergo hip replacement surgery after just a five-month waiting list, and it was a success. I have been waiting for 23 months, but the date of surgery is still not in sight. I think long wait times for hip and knee surgeries are more common than his short wait times, but my almost 2 year wait time for him is long but he should be one. is.
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When Ontario's health minister says there is no problem with the number of health-care workers in our current health-care system, she must be living in a different world. From my perspective, our health care system is on life support.
Joan Dewis, Ottawa
Cannot vote for any of the above
Re: Resentment and divisiveness in federal politics threatens Canadian society, May 10th.
Shachi Kurl certainly nailed this challenge in his recent column.
The days of even appearing to govern in Canada's interests seem long gone. Party power “trumps” everything else. As in the United States, polarization is a result of too many analysts thinking about social media, budgets, policies, and wedge strategies solely in terms of how they can successfully outmaneuver other leaders and political parties. is further amplified by.
I feel a new box should be added to future polls that says “You cannot vote for any of the above.” (Rethink your campaign and come back in six months with a consistent platform with a compelling implementation plan.)
Unfortunately, this means that the current political parties will continue to exist even longer. But maybe next round our choice will be clearer.
Linda Murphy, Ottawa
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