Everyone is losing in this health-care kerfuffle

The longer this stalemate continues, the longer it looks like the political leaders involved are more concerned for their egos and the well-being of their voting base, rather than the physical and mental health of Canadians.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos confirmed on Nov. 7 that the federal government is willing to increase health-care transfers to the provinces and territories as long as they agree to there being strings attached to the money.
Despite the last-gasp of summer weather in some parts of the country, winter is quickly approaching. And while some have taken care to maintain a level of vigilance when it comes to the still-circulating COVID pandemic, there are more immune-system stressors on the horizon as cold and flu season rea...

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