In the Shuswap Market News (Friday, April 4) a story about the protesting of budget cuts to health care in the province appears on page A3.
The article states the reduction of funds by the Harper government is $36 billion with $5 billion of these cuts coming from B.C.
In reading MP Colin Mayes’ “Government caring for all Canadians” report sent to constituents last week, it states our government increased health care to the provinces from $20.3 billion in 2005-06 to $32.1 billion in 2014-15.
We all acknowledge B.C.’s health care system needs an injection of funds to improve health care, reduce surgery waiting times and ensure specialists such as surgeons have the operating room times, facilities and staff, to accommodate the health care needs of British Columbians.
Whose financial figures do we believe, the ones coming from a news reporter or those from our elected MP?
With a federal election just around the corner, it is my opinion we need to see accurate information and not information determined by which political party is preferred by the source.
B. Campbell
