Dear Mervyn
You have made some very excellent points:
I'd invite us to think about the issue from a contractual point of view.
Whether it be in Montreal or Margao, the govt collects taxes with a promise to
do something in return. Predictably and unfortunately, however, once the money
is paid,
Roland Francis wrote:
> It's not anymore about what you or I feel the Canadian medical professional
> should earn. That ship sailed when the government realized that there's
> little money in the kitty.
On the contrary, I feel that I have to tell the Govt what services I require
and where they n
IMHO, both Roland and Mervyn have raised important points. They are also points
which the public and Govt will try to duck as long as possible.
There is no doubt that:
1: IF high calibre professionals feel constrained (by way of unreasonable
taxation and salary caps), they will move to other j
Mervyn,
It's not anymore about what you or I feel the Canadian medical professional
should earn. That ship sailed when the government realized that there's
little money in the kitty.
The best that can happen for them is that future increases will not be as
generous as in the past. The worst, that
On 28 May 2012 00:01, Roland Francis wrote:
> This is a video of the Montreal protest against the hike in University fees.
Was impressed by the creativity of the protest -- rather, the video
about the protest.
> There are other sacred cows held dear in Canada that the government can chip
> at, o
On 27 May 2012 19:31, Roland Francis wrote:
> This is a video of the Montreal protest against the hike in University
> fees.
>
> ..
> There are other sacred cows held dear in Canada that the government can
> chip
> at, only at great risk. One of them is free medical coverage for all
> permane
Roland Francis wrote:
There are other sacred cows held dear in Canada that the government can
chip at, only at great risk. One of them is free medical coverage for all
permanent residents and citizens. Free is a misnomer since it is funded from
tax and other revenues. That is the next frontier of
This is a video of the Montreal protest against the hike in University fees.
Students have held demonstrations and police have attempted to block them
over the past few weeks. Initially starting near campuses, it quickly spread
to the whole city by means of the pots and pans beating and clanging.
