Quebec to introduce "third" way healthcare plan

[Canuck E Stan]

Charest health-care reforms welcome

Look who thinks the "scary" plan from Ralph is a great idea. Won't be much of an issue from 25%+ of the population come election time. How are the Federal Liberals going to stop this "third way" idea with this kind of endorsement?

[Riverwind]

Look who thinks the "scary" plan from Ralph is a great idea. Won't be much of an issue from 25%+  of the population come election time. How are the Federal Liberals going to stop this "third way" idea with this kind of endorsement?

They can't. Martin is screwed: I am sure he personally would like to see some movement in this direction but the he knows his only hope of re-election depends on him attracting NDP supporters that are scared of a Harper gov't.

[shoop]

That's great for the Conservatives. Gives them a valid, serious, reason to work with the Bloc.

They can't. Martin is screwed: I am sure he personally would like to see some movement in this direction but the he knows his only hope of re-election depends on him attracting NDP supporters that are scared of a Harper gov't.

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That's great for the Conservatives. Gives them a valid, serious, reason to work with the Bloc.

They can't. Martin is screwed: I am sure he personally would like to see some movement in this direction but the he knows his only hope of re-election depends on him attracting NDP supporters that are scared of a Harper gov't.

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Of course this isn't great for the federal Liberals...but is anyone really surprised.

As soon as 1995 I knew we would have two-tier health care by around 2010. The Liberals starting cutting healthcare in 1995 to balance the budget, they ignore enforcing rules in Quebec not to anger Quebec, they allow private healthcare to grow here in the meantime, and the Supreme Court rules private healthcare is consitutional.

If anyone should be blamed for the healthcare failure, it is those like Chretien and Martin who initiated the decline by cutting the budget in 1995. Anyone who still really believes the Liberals care about healthcare need to pick up a history textbook.