These are the issues that are important to me:
- Health Care
- Long term care (not much has changed)
- District Health Authorities (they did it!)
- Department of Health and Wellness Organization
- One of the first changes the Minister made was to remove the Deputy Minister - In my opinion that was a very good move - In my experience the incumbent obstructed progress, particularly with regard to SAS.
- Trans Issues
- Asphalt Plant (not even on the radar)
I hope these thoughts will serve to help people to consider these issues and I really look forward to anyone’s input to help clarify my thinking. Based on your input I will revise and update these pages as time goes on. A real bonus would be if the folks in leadership positions in the government read these thoughts and found them of some help.
General Comment:
One of the realities of political life is that folks in power are behoving to supporters for their success in the election. Unfortunately these folks feel that they must bow to the wishes of these supporters because it is politically expedient to do so. It is very difficult to resist that temptation because reelection is an important goal of every government. If only we could take lessons from people like Robert Stanfield and John Savage, former premiers, who were willing to to the right thing regardless of the political cost.
UD May 9, 2015