Last week, we wrote about the governance problems that plague our healthcare system. Our healthcare system isn’t underfunded— it is under-organized, under-planned , and inappropriately governed. Promising long-term planning and apolitical qualified leadership in healthcare doesn’t make for sexy political sound bites or campaign promises. “More doctors and nurses” is much easier to tweet . We don’t […]
Healthcare needs better, not more.
New Brunswick’s healthcare system already has above-average numbers of doctors and nurses per capita compared to other provinces in Canada. We aren’t underfunded on a per capita basis compared to other provinces. Yet we have some of the worst access and longest wait times in Canada. It’s time to stop promising more and start treating […]
If you fix senior care, you fix healthcare.
Since the 1970’s, government policy makers have acknowledged that baby boomers will eventually strain our health and long-term care system. That time has come. And we’ve taken little action to prepare for it. Today, we are living longer and our healthcare infrastructure is even more expensive. The Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI, 2016) reports […]
Why New Brunswick leaks people
When it comes to problem topics in New Brunswick, our aging population, out-migration, and low birth rate rank right up there with our public debt. When our current cohort of Baby Boomers retire and wind down (and yes, eventually leave this world for a better place), our economic capacity will be devastated and our population […]
Addressing New Brunswick’s Disturbing Trends
Sir Winston Churchill once said: “This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.” This is such a time in New Brunswick. Our province is replete with problems: Public spending is out of control. The quality of our public services is in jeopardy. A considerable amount of money is […]