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Trump's 'Golden Dome' is not something Canada should be a part of (rabble.ca)

submitted 2 days ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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For decades, Canadian governments, both Liberal and Conservative (under Brian Mulroney), wisely declined to participate in earlier versions of the Golden Dome under former U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Canada’s refusal was largely on the grounds that these so-called “missile defence” systems are not just defensive. In fact, they undermine arms treaties and encourage arms races.

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[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

            
              whats up with your profile picture? 2) I think as it's going right now, we are going to have a hybrid system like germany and other EU countries have. Ill be honest, I have seen first hand how bad an ER can get, but im one of the few that don't stand up and start going karen on the staff why i haven't been seen, even when i thought i had a life threatening emergency, because i knew they were taking the right triage steps when i was first admitted, and i think alot of people could have a good lesson on how ER triaging works, so they don't feel "ignored" (other than when they, of course, are truly being ignored). I have also had my bad times in ER, given medication for "high BP" even though i don't have high BP and almost died, so i think its important that we not only invest into healthcare, but also make sure the system that we have and what we have in the future, is good for the benefit for the patient and their health all around.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The camera or the film? The camera is just an icon I use everywhere, the film is a DIY pallophotophone recording of my voice.

My big issue with healthcare in Canada (Ontario specifically) is that providers who do not cut corners go out of business, because they are a business. A hospital is a private entity that not only has to provide care, it has to make enough of a profit that they can keep the the lights on, pay medical staff, pay non-medical staff, buy 3 to 5 houses per board member. It incentivizes cutting corners because anywhere that there can be profit there has to be maximum profits. If healthcare was run as a service where it is expected to be a total financial loss, all funding ends up going into healthcare or the people who support the health care staff, equipment and facilities.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the icon. cool.

ah i see what you mean. yeah i agree there, but we need also to retain medical staff in canada as well, that's a glaring issue we seem to have not solved.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's largely because provincial governments...mostly conservative ones...are always looking to "cut corners" as the other guy was saying. Canada has a problem with underfunding healthcare in order to try and "save money", instead of treating it like a necessity and prioritizing as such. If what we are paying doctors or nurses isn't competetive, then we need to correct that before we start losing good workers. If that requires us to raise revenue in other areas, then that needs to be prioritized over cutting funding to healthcare itself.

Right now, the push seems to be privatization. And that is exactly the wrong direction, if the goal is to improve the quality of services.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

If only we didn't have to subsidize the petro industry $29B, I wonder how many doctors and nurses that could pay for.