When a government releases 300 pages of audits only minutes before a press conference, everyone knows they have something to hide. In Episode 6 we dive into the details, and tell you just how much of a failure the NDP’s health care reforms have been with front-line staff.
Part 1–“If the disease in our health-care system is a culture of dysfunction, then the symptom of that disease is fiscal mismanagement.”– Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara on Wednesday.
If anyone’s an expert on dysfunction and fiscal mismanagement, it’s the Manitoba NDP.
You’ll hear a few of the unmentioned costs rung up by Shared Health, who the NDP expects you to trust to turn that ship around, and a budget preparation model proposed by the auditors that for some reason isn’t good enough for Winnipeg councillors.
21.05- Part 2–“After years of losing nurses in Manitoba, we’ve … started to turn the corner.”– Premier Wab Kinew on Friday.
That’s exceptionally wishful thinking. You’ll hear why around that corner, is a cliff. And the NDP has 481 new passengers- em, newly hired nurses – being driven off it.
As reported in The Black Rod, a survey of nurses released by the union revealed that only 1% of members agreed the Kinew/Asagwara “listening tours” scored an A for responding to what they heard needs fixing.
The survey results also show a startling number of nurses “reconsider(ed) how long you anticipate remaining in your nursing career”.
From workload to workplace violence, the results add up to a solid F – despite the earnest pro-NDP stance of union management.
Nurses on the front lines aren’t willing to suffer in silence. An MNU Instagram post in January hints that the problem is with the double-dribbling point guard Kinew expects to lead the team.
“Manitobans need transparency. Manitobans need action.” Can Kinew convince Manitobans they need Asagwara? He may have to convince himself first.
See also– https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/gold-no-wonder-nurses-quit-really-sick-go-to-the-er-at-your-own-risk
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In the Winnipeg Sun on Sunday– my discussion about the proposed drug user site in Point Douglas with a federal official revealed the feds had a little problem with NDP Addictions Minister Bernadette Smith and CBC. And, a day care parent has a problem with a gap in the Health Canada guidelines for public consultations that Smith and the proponents of the site might be taking advantage of.
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