{"id":128245,"date":"2022-12-18T16:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T21:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=128245"},"modified":"2022-12-18T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T21:13:27","slug":"the-big-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/the-big-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen Up! The big issue | Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we are about to enter a new year, I wonder which of the many issues we have dealt with in 2022 will be carried forward into 2023. There are a number, as I see it, but what would be the biggest one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First and foremost, believe it or not, is health care. Not climate change, not the economy, and not gun control. All of these are seen to be important, but not as important as health care, according to a national poll conducted earlier this month. People in this country are worried sick about health care. This may be in part because of the beating our healthcare system took throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as well as concerns, more recently, of hospital overload with young children fighting a rising occurrence of respiratory illnesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The healthcare system in Canada has been in decline for a number of years. Recent events have not particularly caused it but they have, somewhat dramatically, brought the issue out into the open, demonstrating pretty clearly that what we have now is not adequate as we face the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fixing the problem should not be a partisan issue, but sadly it has become one. Finger-pointing at who is believed to be responsible for the weaknesses in our healthcare system depends on which political party one supports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth of the matter, however, is that health care in Canada is a joint responsibility of the federal and provincial governments. And to some degree, therein lies the problem. There is a constant tug-of-war between the two jurisdictions about who should do what and who is lagging behind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding for health care by the federal government has decreased dramatically over the last decade. That is a statistical fact. On the other hand, the provinces in Canada seem to be more focussed on this, insisting on more money from the Feds, than they are on dealing with the health care issues that they are able to address in their own jurisdictions. In some ways, it has become a standoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, across Canada, hospital infrastructure is suffering, medical equipment in many cases is outdated, waiting times for medical tests and procedures are unacceptable, there is an acute shortage of health care professionals, and people who need treatment are not getting it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not just an institutional problem. Many individual Canadians are affected by declining health care standards as it takes longer to get appointments with their own doctors as well as required testing and medical procedures. It should not be surprising then, that the delivery of adequate healthcare services has become the top priority for people in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my view, the time has come for a major reassessment of our healthcare system in Canada. What has worked before is not necessarily working now. I would like to see a summit&nbsp;meeting, almost at a constitutional level, on this issue alone, between first ministers at both the federal and provincial levels. There should be no going home until a consensus is reached on a national plan for quality health care in Canada, with clear jurisdictional responsibilities and funding formulas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A national plan should include not only the delivery of acute care services but should also address a wider spectrum of health care issues such as quality of life, mental illness, and community public health issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Universal health care in Canada is an important facet of who we are. Every individual has a right to adequate health care and that must remain a key factor of any national health plan.&nbsp;However, perhaps the time has arrived when an element of private medical care can be recognized as an asset to our overall system of care. If it can take care of people who choose to access it and who can afford to pay for medical services, and if it has its own privately funded resources for equipment and infrastructure, perhaps it would be a vehicle to relieve some pressure on our universal system of health care. It is worth thinking about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another issue that is related to health care, and which requires national attention and consensus, is the extent to which MAID (medical assistance in dying) is able to affect end-of-life. At the moment this legislation is quite strict in its parameters, allowing what is effectively medically assisted suicide only by consenting adults in their right minds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was disturbing to hear very recently of government employees suggesting medically assisted suicide to a number of military veterans. It is even more disturbing to read of some discussions, however speculative and informal, of extending MAID to babies born with difficulties and people with serious mental illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That to me is murder and puts the onus of decision-making on someone other than the individual involved, which can lead to serious misuse and issues about who gets to decide. It also speaks of culling society for either economic or cultural reasons, which I am sure most Canadians would find abhorrent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, I believe we do have a healthcare crisis in Canada, from the cradle to the grave. And I do believe in using the word \u2018crisis\u2019 sparingly. If it makes one feel better to point the finger at Doug Ford or Justin Trudeau, or whoever, go for it. But the reality is nothing will get resolved without a national consensus at both levels of government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians have recognized quality health care as a top priority that is currently lacking. It is high time for our politicians to get together, put down their gloves, and do something about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugh Mackenzie<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/bapJ5qR6-Hugh-Mackenzie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/bapJ5qR6-Hugh-Mackenzie-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/bapJ5qR6-Hugh-Mackenzie.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Hugh Mackenzie has held elected office as a trustee on the Muskoka Board of Education, a Huntsville councillor, a District councillor, and mayor of Huntsville. He has also served as chairman of the District of Muskoka and as chief of staff to former premier of Ontario, Frank Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hugh has also served on a number of provincial, federal and local boards, including chair of the Ontario Health Disciplines Board, vice-chair of the Ontario Family Health Network, vice-chair of the Ontario Election Finance Commission, and board member of Roy Thomson Hall, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Locally, he has served as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, chair of Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, chair of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, president of Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and board member of Community Living Huntsville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In business, Hugh Mackenzie has a background in radio and newspaper publishing. He was also a founding partner and CEO of Enterprise Canada, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm established in 1986.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Currently, Hugh is president of C3 Digital Media Inc., the parent company of Doppler Online, and he enjoys writing commentary for Huntsville Doppler.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we are about to enter a new year, I wonder which of the many issues we have dealt with in 2022 will be carried forward into 2023. 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