Canuck

  Tuesday, 5 March 2002

 < 7:26:12 PM>.

Public pays while Toronto falls apart: "The provincial cabinet enjoys far more control over the Toronto budget than anyone at city hall does -- not only in determining how the money is spent but, more crucially, in determining how it is raised."

And the Tories have repeatedly demonstrated their contempt for Toronto.

< 7:08:31 PM>.

< 7:05:26 PM>.

After a visit to the doctor or the hospital the patient gets a copy of a the bill explaining what their visit cost Canadian taxpayers. The bill is paid by medicare, but everyone has a much better idea of what these services are worth. Just don't mess with the principal of a universal health care system. It's not negotiable from this Canuck's point of view.