Comments on: A perfect example of a ‘red herring’ provided by the Conservatives

By: slg

slg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:03:56 +0000

I looked at Caroyn Bennett’s credentials – she’s not to be laughed at.

By: Mark Watson

Mark Watson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:11:38 +0000

Can anyone confirm or deny rumours that in Alberta there have been ‘special clinics’ for government members (Ed Stelmach, Conservative caucus, senior bureaucrats), even as they cancelled ALL clinics for other Albertans including front-line health care workers?

I confirmed the clinic cancellations with representatives of the local health-care workers’ union today, but have been unable to check on the ‘special clinics’…

By: Mark Francis

Mark Francis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:26:06 +0000

Informed people wouldn't be in a panic to get a shot. The Conservatives did a terrible job. And how does laughing at Carolyn Bennett constitute 'getting the message out?' Setting the record straight on flu vaccinations is a lot more important than $60 million of our money spent by the Harper Government to tell us that they are spending our money.

By: Roll Tide

Roll Tide — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:43:53 +0000

@Mark Francis, Mark: The Feds did too good a job informing. The Feds were a victim of there own success. A few weeks ago they were taking hits when polls showed less then half of the people wanted one.

By: wilson

wilson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:17:37 +0000

They are complaining in the US james.
And with good reason, they look north with envy.
Todate, the US has 22 million doses of vaccine out there (only 11 m doses last week),
Canada has 6 million.

US can vaccinate 8% of the pop (3 weeks into the program),
Canada 18% (one week into the program).

By: Mark Francis

Mark Francis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000

“panicked public” Well, if they were better informed, would they be as panicked? Too bad the Feds were too busy spending our money on partisan ads rather than spending more explaining H1N12 to us.

By: james Isherwood

james Isherwood — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:04:05 +0000

Why is the U S not complaining about vaccine shortages now, but Canada is?

Just a simple question maybe Harper and the conservatives can answer.

By: Northern PoV

Northern PoV — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:29 +0000

Whenever GW Bush ran into trouble he and his minions would start mumbling about 9-11.
Seems Harper’s crew does the same, substituting adscam for 9-11