True, but enough do act upon it that it’s a big issue. When hope dies is when people die. The biggest problem is at provincial levels because they’re the ones who decide what mental healthcare is paid for … and right now it’s very little. Usually only psychiatrists, but not psychologists, social workers, or any other mental health specialists. Those are all out-of-pocket and it’s expensive. Nevermind remote regions who often don’t have any.
This is not on the feds because they don’t control healthcare. The provinces do, and when you’ve got provincial leaders who care more about giving away tax dollars to big business than caring for the people, dying by MAID becomes an easy solution to a provincial greed problem.
it seems to me that if were having trouble rolling out healthcare then we should focus on improving healthcare, not introducing MAiD. MAiD is not an alternative to proper mental healthcare, but I guess that’s what you’re saying?
Canada has always had a pathetic budget to fund biomedical research, because government assumed the US would pay the bills and we just buy the drugs.
Now, the US budget is zero, and we are paying hundreds of billions for drugs we should be making locally. This amplified under Trudeau and Carney, because CDN voters don’t care. Carbon tax was the priority.
You talk them down as many times as you can but some people will still jump in front of that subway car and ruin a few people’s lives.
Some people will, yes, but not everyone with suicidal ideation necessarily acts on it.
True, but enough do act upon it that it’s a big issue. When hope dies is when people die. The biggest problem is at provincial levels because they’re the ones who decide what mental healthcare is paid for … and right now it’s very little. Usually only psychiatrists, but not psychologists, social workers, or any other mental health specialists. Those are all out-of-pocket and it’s expensive. Nevermind remote regions who often don’t have any.
This is not on the feds because they don’t control healthcare. The provinces do, and when you’ve got provincial leaders who care more about giving away tax dollars to big business than caring for the people, dying by MAID becomes an easy solution to a provincial greed problem.
it seems to me that if were having trouble rolling out healthcare then we should focus on improving healthcare, not introducing MAiD. MAiD is not an alternative to proper mental healthcare, but I guess that’s what you’re saying?
I didn’t justify the use of MAiD. I just explained why it’s being used by poor people.
Yeah. I actually think your comment was very insightful, thank you
Canada has always had a pathetic budget to fund biomedical research, because government assumed the US would pay the bills and we just buy the drugs.
Now, the US budget is zero, and we are paying hundreds of billions for drugs we should be making locally. This amplified under Trudeau and Carney, because CDN voters don’t care. Carbon tax was the priority.