Dear Editor:
How many of us have gone to the emergency department at the hospital and waited for hours, sometimes in agony, for someone to take care of us? Are you sick of being told that you then have hours more until you can see the doctor?
It is bound to make you angry, frightened and wishing you could do something about it. Think about what nurses and doctors have to face when we finally get into the treatment room!
Health care workers, unions and medical experts have been ringing the alarm bells for years now. If hospital CEOs, and our MP Michael Chong, hear from the community they serve, we can convince them to not only reject Ford’s privatization plans but to also share the solutions, like repealing wage-suppression Bill 124 and increasing spending on public health care.
The premier claims he “loves nurses.” If this were true, he wouldn’t be taking them to court over the unconstitutional Bill 124, and then suppressing their wages, or giving our hospitals to private interests. This will absolutely affect you at some point in your future.
A resilient, well-funded, public health care system is crucial to our community, so let’s make lots of noise about the tearing down of an already-suffering health care system. Tell Michael Chong and Ted Arnott that we oppose Bill 124 and privatization.
Gerry Walsh,
Erin