Times-Advocate, 1988-03-09, Page 11•-.46
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I.thought wlicn doctors went on
strike a couple of years ago that
the government had finally come
to the conclusion that doctors no
longer sat at the right hand of God.
I thought that strikes pardon
me: that withdrawal of services; a
strike is too undignified for the
boys and girls in white coats -- had
lowered these paragons of virtue to
the same category as the rest of us.
They became human beings, the
way they were a couple of hundred
years ago when all medical men
were considered next door to witch-
es.
They elevated themselves in
those 200 years to the point where
we all looked up to them. They
were epitomized by the story about
the old doc who had a sign on a
downtown building which said: Of-
fice Upstairs. He was loved by the
entire community for his kindly,
unselfish ways. When he died, he
had not a penny for a tombstone.
The townspeople simply put his
sign over his grave as the best epi-
taph possible: Office upstairs.
Me thinks the sign has fallen.
This country is being spooked
by health care costs. In Ontario,
the health care bill is $11 billion a
year. Prognosticators say it will
become $40 billion in 10 years,
more than the entire provincial
budget today.
So, what does our fledgling
health minister do? She appoints a
committee in February to investi-
gate spiralling health costs, a com-
mittee to look into the use of med-
ical services in Ontario.
Nothing wrong with that, you
say? No, of course not. But who
did -she appoint to investigate?
Doctors, that's who. Five of the
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nine members of the committee are
doctors. No civilians, no laborers,
no nurses ( and I'm sure some of
them could tell us a great deal
about the use of medical services if
they could testify with immunity).
no policemen, no other investiga-
tors. Just five doctors and four civ-
il servants.
How can you explain these ap-
pointments unless Ms. Caplan is
afraid doctors will stage another
sui oops, withdrawal of scrvic- .
es?
It is not as bad as asking ;the in-
mates to run an asylum but it
strikes me as the same as asking
plumbers to tell us why they
charge $.30 an hour.
I mean, doctors got almost $3
billion from the health care system
last year. They got an increase in
fees after extra billing was banned.
They send patients to hospitals;
they prescribe pills and medicines;
they order tests and x-rays and
scans.
I am not -- repeat not -- knocking
doctors for what they do. I am hap-
py with my doctor and I'm always
relieved when he says he wants to
be sure and orders more tests. But
maybe, just maybe, some of them -
- many of them?? -- areabusing the
system because they are pissed off
because they didn't get what they
wanted when they went on stri...
oopswhen they withdrew their
services?
Who earns the highest incomes
in this country year after year after
year? Not plumbers, that's for sure.
As 1 mentioned earlier, I am con-
vinced a great many nurses and oth-
er health professionals could give
the government a damned good idea
of how some doctors blithely, per-
haps even arrogantly, spend the
public's money.
I would sure like to see a few of
them on- Ms. Caplan's investigat-
ing committee.
Set deadline on
OFFIRR applications
The deadline for the 1987 OF-
FIRR Program is May 18, 1988.
If previous years are any measure,
there will be a large number of ap-
plications received in the OFFIRR ._
office near the deadline.
Now is a good time to apply -
when the number o( applications
received is low. Why not get your
applications finished and send it in
this month? The OFFIRR staff
will then be able to process your
application quickly and get your re-
bate to you early.
If you need information about
the program application forms or
help with your application, please
call us at the Agricultural Office.
Don Pullen
Agricultural Representative
for Huron County
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Times -Advocate, March 9, 1988 Page 11
To spend 45 million on
summer skills programs
A total of $45.8 million will be
spent to create 62,000 summer
jobs for young people in Ontario
through three Ministry of Skills
Development programs.
"Summer employment is vital
for Ontario's students, not only for
the earnings which make is possi-
ble for many to return to college or
university, but also for the hands-
on work experience these jobs pro-
vide.
"Employers who hire summer
students are making an important
investment in .the future workforce
of the province, and that benefits
everyone,' Mr. Curling said.
The three programs are:
1. Start -Up offers up to S3,000,
interest-free loans to students start-
ing their own summer businesses.
Information on Student Start Up
will be sent this month to Ontario
high schools and post -secondary
institutions. Approximately 1,500
students are expected to take part in
this $900,000 program.
2. Ontario Summer Employment
pays qualified employers a wage
subsidy of $1.25 an hour toward
the salaries of young people hired
for new summer jobs. The subsidy
is available for hiring extra young
people in addition to the ones an
employer would normally hire dur-
ing the summer. Employers who
have participated in the program in
the past will receive information
this month about this year's pro-
gram. About 53,000 jobs through
30,000 employers will be created
by the $30 million program.
3. Summer Experience '88 pro-
vides 7,500 career -related jobs for
studcnts in Ontario government
ministries and agencies. The avail-
able jobs arc listed in the Summer
Experience brochure available
through guidance counselling offic-
es in high schools and placement
offices in colleges and universities.
The program will cost $14.9 mil-
lion.
"These summer jobs will enable
young people to gain valuable
work experience, get training for
future careers and develop new,
worthwhile skills," said Mr.
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