A Can of Worms Last week, the Province of Quebec passed legislation that may well force a national debate about who we really are as Canadians. Are we a country of openness and diversity as so many, including our Prime Minister, claim? Or is a lack of tolerance and…
Recently I was admitted to Huntsville Hospital, a very ill person, and in need of immediate surgical care. I got excellent (conservative) treatment and am now home recuperating. Why am I sharing this? I needed and received timely, exceptional, local surgical care. We all need to continue to have a…
Political correctness has gone too far My politically correct friends will have a heyday with this column because I have finally had enough of it. The tipping point came this week when the Toronto District School Board announced that they are removing the word “Chief” from the titles of senior…
By Jean Bagshaw We are facing a number of realities that, in my opinion, need to be put on the table for all to see. One of them is the fact that regardless of which option we choose on the hospital survey, it will bring us to the same conclusion.…
We need a vigorous election campaign for District Chair There is a letter in one of the local papers this week from an organization called One Muskoka. To the best of my knowledge, they only have a handful of members, but they have been quite vocal in recent years about…
By Dr. Greg Stewart I would like local people to re-start this hospital planning process with their eyes wide open. That being said, I would like to make a few points. Yes, this is the second time around. The Ministry of Health (MOH) forced Muskoka Algonquin Health Care (MAHC), the…