winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Truth and lies on wait times: "Reducing wait times for five designated medical procedures used to be the biggest issue in Canada.
That was before global warming became the black hole down which all other issues have disappeared.
During last year's federal election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised patients a 'wait-times guarantee' if elected.
So far, he hasn't delivered.
In 2004, then-Liberal prime minister Paul Martin gave the provinces $41 billion over 10 years to 'fix health care for a generation,' including $4.5 billion over six years to reduce wait times for five procedures.
These are cancer treatment, cardiac care, cataract surgery, hip and knee replacements and MRIs and CT scans.
Ever since, there's been controversy over how much wait times have come down. "
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