Monday, February 16, 2009

Maybe its too generous to think that Stelmach, Liepert and the rest are executing a masterplan to subvert public health care - its more likely that they simply out to lunch.
For years they ran the province like they were the board of governors presiding over the Calgary Stampede - now the party is over and there is a big mess to clean up. Stelmach, Liepert et al look scared and clueless now that they don't have the billions to throw around. Lets make sure they don't let our health system fall to pieces.

Calgary has received its fair share of health-care funding --with $1.5 billion for several projects --Health Minister Ron Liepert said Sunday, responding to criticisms over the expansion at the Peter Lougheed Centre.
"Damn it all, I'm sick and tired of people whining about not enough health-care facilities in the city," he said.
Liepert noted the province has funded expansions at all three major hospitals, along with a long-term-care facility and the East Calgary Health Centre, among other projects.
His comments come after a contractor sent out letters encouraging citizens to complain to politicians that the Peter Lougheed expansion will not be completed without additional funding. The contractor said only three floors will be complete by the summer, with the other floors remaining empty shells.
Liepert said the province, which gave $222 million to fund the expansion in 2005, had never committed to complete all of the floors. That project, he said, would be considered along with all of the other unfunded requests across the province.
"At the end of the day, it will be caucus that will determine what is funded or unfunded," he said.

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