The release of André Lebon, former vice-president of the Special Commission on Children’s Rights and Youth Protection, did not surprise me. He doubts the follow-up that will be given to the Commission’s recommendations.
Our public networks are regularly undermined and placed under the spotlight of commissions of inquiry or specialized observers.
Reports are raining down, recommendations are multiplying, profiteers are emerging and citizens no longer know where to turn.
In times of crisis, the mandates entrusted to these external groups often turn out to be avoidance strategies by our decision-makers to evade blame and appear to be tackling the problems.
André Lebon’s statements cast doubt on the real wishes of the decision-makers and recent history does not prove him wrong.
Health
The pandemic has brought to light the shortcomings of our healthcare system.
The protagonists of its dismantling would like to open the door wider to the private sector. Instead of reforming, we now want to rebuild.
This reveals even more the desire to commodify health services!
Contrary to general belief, the private sector is very present in our public institutions, with consequent costs.
The growth in spending in recent decades is more the result of new technologies, pharmaceuticals, private health care agencies and doctors turned businessmen than collective labor agreements.
A friend just paid $25,000 for knee surgery. At her age, she couldn’t see herself waiting two years in the public network to walk properly again.
Another personal acquaintance of mine suffered martyrdom for a year before having surgery on her hips. She couldn’t afford the luxury of a $30,000 surgery.
You have to wait almost two years for an appointment with a dermatologist in the public network. Discouraged, many people turn to private clinics, paying large sums.
It’s essentially the same obstacle course for people who want a consultation with an ophthalmologist.
I have been waiting eight months for a physiotherapy follow-up by my CLSC.
Despite our health and tax contributions, we have to water the private sector for several medical follow-ups.
Privacy does not equal panacea
Complex and more expensive cases are left to the public sector while private operators get rich with lower risk cases.
It is an additional pressure on a public network stripped of nursing staff because it operates elsewhere!
Our healthcare system is in bad shape, but there is no justification for euthanizing him.
Beware of false prophets with miraculous solutions. It would not be appropriate to fix what is not broken.
While acknowledging that different models may exist, it is above all necessary to make the correct diagnosis and note a political will to treat the “bobos” rather than opening the door to profiteers of all kinds!