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Marvin Storrow: Banning private health care is likely illegal
Canada without question is one of the world’s most splendid countries. But is not perfect. Our medicare system is antiquated, almost unduplicated anywhere else in the world, and we are falling behind...
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Editorial: What’s wrong with private health care?
The two key principles of universal, government-funded health care, surely, are these: a) everyone should have access to quality care, and b) no one should go broke no matter what medical condition...
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Sunday Letters: Private health care, Dr. Brian Day, PayPal scams, bike-free...
Health care is a right I, for one, am happy that the Medical Service Commission has caught the private clinics breaking the Medicare Protection Act. I don’t care what Dr. Brian Day says about having...
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Letters: Speeds limits, youth workers, carbon tax, refinery, private health...
Speed is too low in one spot Re: “Should we speed up our highways,” in Sunday’s paper. One road that should have its speed increased is right after you get off the Patullo Bridge coming into Surrey....
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Letters: Musqueam, native rights, seniors housing, forest industry, private...
Musqueam are protecting their interests Peter Randrup accuses First Nations of unfair pressure tactics and disingenuous claims of spiritual and environmental superiority that conspire to take advantage...
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Letters: Speed limits, highway safety, SENSE, private health care, B.C....
Speed limits are fine as they are I have to disagree with Ian Tootill’s suggestion that speed limits are set too low. He says limits should be set according to what a “reasonable majority” of road...
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Sunday Letters: Concussions, bike helmets, Adrian Dix, Enbridge, Port Mann...
Concussions are no laughing matter When it comes to bicycle helmets and prevention, I do think we have to look at the very big picture. A bike helmet may very well reduce the extent of an injury and...
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Letters: Teachers’ strike, BCTF, Peter Fassbender, schools, daycare fee, Dr....
Iker, Fassbender, should step aside It is absolutely ridiculous that the B.C. government is playing “kitty by the door,” in its dispute with public-school teachers. This is probably the worst lesson...
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Letters: Vancouver mayoral race, Chevron money, election turnout, Laurie...
Three-way race bad for city It is truly unfortunate that this year’s civic election in Vancouver is a three-way race for mayor. This is great for democratic principles but a poor scenario for the...
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Letters: Private health care, Gwyn Morgan, public health, Arbutus Line,...
A mix of public and private health care would be best Recent articles, including Tuesday’s op-ed by Gwyn Morgan highlight the shortcomings of B.C.’s and Canada’s existing public health care system....
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Letters: Viaducts, Vision Vancouver, developers, refugee, Nobel prize,...
Money to rip down viaducts could be spent on transit Vision’s plan to remove the viaducts is absolutely dumb. What a waste of money! They said that the cost of removing them has doubled since this idea...
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