Check Point Charlie
Inadequate capacity in our healthcare system combines with inefficient methods to thwart patients’ entry into the system at multiple points. This is partly because recovered patients are often unable to…
Loose Lexicon
‘Insurrectionists’, ‘occupying forces’, ‘terrorists’ and ‘siege’ are military-related terms. Their irresponsible use by the political class & media in relation to the truckers’ convoy frays our societal cohesion.
Snakes & Ladders
Replacing Erin O’Toole with another leader will not improve CPC’s chances of winning an election – not until the party works seriously to rid itself of the structural weaknesses that…
Mine v/s Theirs
The same people who shrugged off as ‘understandable’ the burning of churches and defacing of the statues of past leaders are now up in arms at the incidents around Terry…
Groundhog Day
The truckers’ convoy has once again brought to surface the false claim that vaccines are mandatory for students at public schools. It is especially painful to see prominent journalists peddling…
Unfunny Comedy
A poll showed that 27% of Canadians support jail time for the unvaccinated – but the government’s policy specifically says that ‘informed consent’ of prison inmates is required for vaccination.…
Measuring Misery
The combined effect of ever-rising healthcare spending AND ever-lengthening wait times is a complex form of misery that, if quantified, can help us work to improve our healthcare system. Here…
‘Jiziya’ Tax On The Unvaxxed
By announcing a separate tax on unvaccinated Quebecers, Premier Legault effectively declared his Covid policies as State Religion – those who don’t convert to it must be penalized. They are…
Canadian Healthcare is NOT Underfunded
Many Canadians are convinced that the shortcomings of our healthcare system are primarily – if not solely - due to insufficient funding. But official data shows that this is not…
Canada’s Healthcare Spending Drives Poverty
In 46 years, our healthcare spending went up from $1 out of every $14.29 of GDP to $ 1 out of every $7.87 of GDP. This means we have 45%…