Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Premiers form working group to share health care innovation practices

VICTORIA - The premiers of Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island will lead the charge in a provincially-driven working group to improve health care.

Formation of the group was announced this morning at the Council of the Federation winter meetings underway in Victoria.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island say they would prefer to have Ottawa on side, but they believe Canadians and the province's want movement on health care.

Wall says the provinces and territories will share practices on innovation, especially health standards.

He says the provinces will move ahead with the process, despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's comments that no more money is available for a new health funding formula.

The current transfer program expires in 2014 and premiers and territorial leaders worry that a federal plan to tie future payments to economic growth could leave provinces struggling to afford the health care needs of an aging population.

Original Article
Source: Winnipeg Free Press 
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