Some doctors estimate 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying because of emergency room overcrowding, a trend prompting hospital staff to get creative, treating patients everywhere from chairs to public bathrooms.
Earlier this year, the federal government gave the provinces and territories an immediate, unconditional $2-billion Canada Health Transfer on top of a record $198.6 billion to address immediate pressures on the health care system. But there were no strings attached on how it would be used.
“As a health-care team, we are disheartened, dispirited and have lost all hope that our leaders even understand the magnitude of the issues that face us. God help us all,” said veteran ER doctor Alan Drummond, the past president of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. His group is calling for a national forum to come up with a cross-country plan to fix the problem fast.
I would respectfully disagree and instead propose waterboarding with chocolate milk, 1984-style. That way, we can simultaneously cover the last meal on the cheap, as Dougie would have wanted.
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I would respectfully disagree and instead propose waterboarding with chocolate milk, 1984-style. That way, we can simultaneously cover the last meal on the cheap, as Dougie would have wanted.