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Originally Posted by Slava
I'll take back the comment about the economy because you're right it doesn't belong in this thread. I still stand by the fact that the Conservatives have been in power for 37 years though and we have no one to blame for this mess other than them.
In a province where money is plentiful and obviously people are concerned about this issue there is simply no excuse. You can consider that a politically motivated shot if you want to...I could care less. But the fact is that its really about priorities and its obvious to me that the priority has not been health care in Alberta and continues in this vein with the current administration.
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Alberta spends more money per person than any other province on health care. It was forcasted to be $3695 last year. Quebec was the lowest at $2853.
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPa...ia_13nov2007_e
And I have news for you, the health care system in the rest if this country is not some utopian scenario where everything works perfectly.
http://canadianpress.google.com/arti...2OG2mw9dNg4SiQ
"Canada placed 23rd out of 30 countries with a score of 550. In its scoring synopsis, the report said Canada's very high level of health care spending means that when adjusted for bang for the buck, it ranks last."
"Canada shared last place with Ireland and Sweden for wait times, which the report called the "weak spot in Canadian health care." The study said Canadians can be subjected to up to four lengthy waits."
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpo...b-a0a5ab7c8c4c
"Saskatchewan ranked ninth out of 10 provinces with a score of 600. Only Newfoundland did worse with 592 points."
The full report:
http://www.fcpp.org/main/publication...php?PubID=2346 Alberta ranked 5th, not great, but not the utter disaster you are making it out to be.
So really, take your petty anti-Conservative ranting elsewhere. It has no real place in this debate.