Comments on: Priorities http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/ Current political events, business, real estate, financial and economic news, trends and, above all, the Future. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ACanuck http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-7588 ACanuck Sat, 01 Apr 2006 04:04:36 +0000 http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/#comment-7588 Hi Sophie: I think the short answer to your question "Would a family return option be available to families with 2 working spouses?" is yes. Hi Sophie:

I think the short answer to your question “Would a family return option be available to families with 2 working spouses?” is yes.

]]> By: Florence http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-7586 Florence Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:03:42 +0000 http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/#comment-7586 what country allows a dedution of $24,000.00 for child care? please tell me i have my bags packed what country allows a dedution of $24,000.00 for child care?
please tell me i have my bags packed

]]> By: BN http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-7585 BN Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:25:50 +0000 http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2006/03/30/priorities/#comment-7585 Garth This is to express my support for the position you have taken in questioning some of your party's policies. Although this independent stance has generated some criticism from within your own party, it is important for Harper to recognize that the moribund Liberal party could be revitalized with a leader such as Bob Rae at the helm and that to retain power, the Conservative Party will require candidates of your stature who have strong voter support.. It is critical that the Conservative Party concentrate on the efficient execution of programs. Many Liberal programs were poorly conceived and incompetently managed, leading to program deficiencies and substantial cost overruns. Two thoughts on Health Care 1) A proven, successful model for providing specialized healthcare services is exemplified by the Shouldice Clinic. Specializing in Hernia surgery, this private clinic, with public funding through OHIP, provides the efficiency of private involvement without the "two-tier" ramifications. Jack Layton underwent surgery at this clinic, which I assume he selected because of it's reputation for providing excellent treatment. This should be the criteria used in deciding how to model our healthcare system, not the head-in-the-sand position taken by the "public-care' only ideologues. Layton claims that he was unaware of the private nature of the clinic. How can one make an informed judgment if one cannot distinguish between public and private care? 2) Another model that appears to be working are the specialized Centres established in Ontario. to provide "Cardiac Care' I recently underwent heart surgery at the Trillium Health Centre. and the wait time from diagnosis to scheduled surgery was only a few weeks . Once a diagnosis had been made, procedures through pre-op to post-op rehabilitation were well organized.and surgery was performed using the most advanced surgical techniques (Successfully I hope). Some improvement is required, however, in reducing the time to arrange an appointment with a cardiologist. B. Lepore Garth

This is to express my support for the position you have taken in questioning some of your party’s policies. Although this independent stance has generated some criticism from within your own party, it is important for Harper to recognize that the moribund Liberal party could be revitalized with a leader such as Bob Rae at the helm and that to retain power, the Conservative Party will require candidates of your stature who have strong voter support..

It is critical that the Conservative Party concentrate on the efficient execution of programs. Many Liberal programs were poorly conceived and incompetently managed, leading to program deficiencies and substantial cost overruns.

Two thoughts on Health Care

1) A proven, successful model for providing specialized healthcare services is exemplified by the Shouldice Clinic. Specializing in Hernia surgery, this private clinic, with public funding through OHIP, provides the efficiency of private involvement without the “two-tier” ramifications. Jack Layton underwent surgery at this clinic, which I assume he selected because of it’s reputation for providing excellent treatment. This should be the criteria used in deciding how to model our healthcare system, not the head-in-the-sand position taken by the “public-care’ only ideologues. Layton claims that he was unaware of the private nature of the clinic. How can one make an informed judgment if one cannot distinguish between public and private care?

2) Another model that appears to be working are the specialized Centres established in Ontario. to provide “Cardiac Care’ I recently underwent heart surgery at the Trillium Health Centre. and the wait time from diagnosis to scheduled surgery was only a few weeks . Once a diagnosis had been made, procedures through pre-op to post-op rehabilitation were well organized.and surgery was performed using the most advanced surgical techniques (Successfully I hope). Some improvement is required, however, in reducing the time to arrange an appointment with a cardiologist.

B. Lepore

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