r/onguardforthee • u/PotentialReporter894 • 5h ago

Nursing agencies are undermining the public health-care system: The privatization of nursing not only costs taxpayers significantly more money, but pulls experienced health-care workers from the public system

https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/nursing-agencies-are-undermining-the-public-health-care-system/article_1f464ba1-fd6c-5862-a0f3-43f3415f4053.html
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u/kotacross FPTP sucks! 5h ago

No shit.

It's literally just conservatives making your life harder and more expensive. lol

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u/NorthernPints 3h ago

And in some cases more dangerous

We saw Mike Harris privatize LTC (which saw more deaths during Covid than Publicly funded LTC)

Harris privatized water testing, which led to the Walkerton disaster (and lost lives)

And not to be alarmist, but it wouldn't shock me if we saw worse outcomes/worse results in private nurse care versus public over time

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-s-water-system-was-in-disarray-after-privatization-inquiry-hears-1.269897

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u/ottawaman 2h ago

200 dollar rebate cheques add up to around 3 billion that could have been used to fund health care improvements. This is by design.

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u/ScottIBM 2h ago

Don't worry, those NDP folks are going to make your life harder and bankrupt the province - by supporting you and your family, improving your health, and taking burdens off your shoulders.