Category: Conservatism

I roamed the limits of libertarianism and found a bunch of guys having a party on a cruise ship.

It was fun. It was free. But no one could explain how the ship got there.

I started asking, Who made the boat? Where should we sail? And what should we do when we get there?

These are dangerous questions. Anything with ‘we’ in it can trigger a libertarian. (I have even been called a communist recently!)

What exists beyond the libertarian party ship?

Panem’s Peacekeepers stand guard back on shore. (If not Hunger Games, insert Stormtroopers or some other symbol of authoritarianism.)

Does anything exist beyond ship or shore?

Conservatism in Healthcare

I wish we had a better word.

Conservatism is so old and plastered with bad ideas promoted by bad actors, many find it useless. One friend spit out his coffee and teased about his smoking jacket and corduroy slippers. Point taken.

If we can get over the goofy images associated with the word, conservatism offers ways to think which will sound radical to our liberal ears.

As I argued in How to Get Canada of the Healthcare Teeter Totter, we need to start looking beyond liberalism.

The Accad-Koka Report picked up the article and had me on the show to discuss how political conservatism might help healthcare.

If you prefer podcasts, you can listen below:

Or you can watch the interview:

More work …

I realise this falls outside the training and comfort of most doctors. But nothing changes in healthcare unless doctors help lead it. As such, we need to spend time with political philosophy.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean politics will not take an interest in you.

Pericles, 430 B.C.

Thanks for checking it out!

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If we believe the Toronto Star, big business and executive health companies should flourish under Ford.

Conservatives are the party of the rich and famous.

Except that the average conservative voter drives a mini-van, has 2 kids and buys Tim Horton’s coffee.

She does not sip orange frappe mochaccinos in open toed shoes on Yorkville Avenue – unless she’s on vacation.

If we believe the opposition, the PCs will cut jobs. Even the Wynne Liberals cut 1,000s of jobs and spent the money elsewhere. They just didn’t tell anyone about it. So maybe we should expect the PCs to do the same?

But Ford promised he wouldn’t fire anyone.

Given the fury of fear mongering and campaign promises, can anyone predict what this conservative government means for healthcare in Ontario?

It all depends on what kind of conservative the government turns out to be. There are many flavours. Continue reading “The Conservative Government & Healthcare – Cause for Hope or Fear?”