Quote of the Day: “The prevention of competition is essential to exploitation.” Thomas Sowell
On the Front Page today, Liz Monteiro gives us a breakdown of the upcoming Regional Budget vote. Best summary in the article is by Michael Harris when is said: “…the debate on the police budget is an ‘ideological one between those that simply want to defund the police’ and those who do not. ‘When four bad guys are smashing the cases at Raffi Jewellers in Waterloo, you gotta call 911 … When gunshots are ringing out in your neighbourhood, you’re calling 911,’ he said.“ Bingo.
On the Insight Page today, Cathy Taylor the Executive Director of the Ontario Nonprofit Network has an op-ed where she argues that non-profit model is best for Ontario’s healthcare system. She claims that: “But Ontarians agree overwhelmingly that we need to put people before profits, especially where health care is concerned. The non-profit business model offers just that, and it’s time our governments invest in it.” I assume that Ms Taylor is in excellent health and has never had to wait for 10 hours in an emergency room to be seen by a doctor. I assume that Ms Taylor has never had to wait for 2 or 3 year for hip or knee replacement surgery. I assume that Ms Taylor has never had blood work done since in my part (and also in her part, it seems) of the province, this very fast and efficient service is handled by the for-profit LifeLabs company. Dumb.