Gov't funding for sex-changes back in Ontario
I see Ontario Premier [Dalton] McGuinty is spending taxpayers dollars wisely once again in his province (from CTF blog):
Ontario Taxpayers Fund Sex-Change OperationsI guess if there is one thing to be pleased with here, it is that this isn't the case in New Brunswick. Plus, it looks like one federal politician intends to stop federal cash from funding such procedures in the future. Glad to see someone has their head screwed on right.
Ontario began covering the bill for “sex-change” operations in 1971, but ceased doing so in 1998 under the Progressive Conservative government. In 2006, the Ontario Human Rights Commission required compensation for three patients midway through preparation for sex-change surgery during the 1998 insurance plan change. Now public funding is back regardless, at about $17,000 an operation. Health Minister George Smitherman estimates only ten Ontarians a year will have the surgery.
Update: I've received a few hateful emails from people who believe I am a bigot for posting this blog. So I think it is important to clear a few things up. Firstly, I have nothing against individuals who want to have a "sex-change" operation. As I have said many times on this blog, I am a practicing libertarian, and therefore believe it is none of my damn business (nor the governments) what individuals do in their private lives, especially if they obey the law and are not hurting someone else as a result of their behaviour. Secondly, the intention of this blogpost was to place emphasis on the priorities of government spending by the McGiunty government. In other words, I believe it is unacceptable to have hundreds of patients waiting months for basic cancer treatment and MRIs while the Ontario government finds money for a sex-change program. I could be wrong, but having a sex-change isn't a life or death circumstance, so why is McGuinty jeopardizing the lives of many to satisfy a few (on the taxpayers dime btw).
Related: Ottawa shouldn't pick up tab for sex-changes: MP, Tory MP says Ottawa shouldn't pick up tab for Ontario's sex-change coverage, Ontario health plan to cover sex-change surgery, Ontario to resume coverage of sex-change operations, Ontario reinstates funding for sex-change surgery nearly a decade after ending program.
8 Comments:
Better then the alternative...full funding for faith-based schools.
"Poilievre also said he'll ask the finance minister to withhold from federal transfer payments any money spent by the Ontario government on the sex-change program."
With these current tories, slamming McGuinty seems to be a sport which keeps their minds off actually governing.
I would be surprised if you didn't get hate-mail on this NBT.
You're questioning (the key word here by the way is questioning not passing judgement) something "the Left" has dictated as a perfectly acceptable use of tax dollars. they conveniently forget the people who can't afford lifesaving as opposed to life-altering health care and attack those who can't understand why this is acceptable for government to do. For a self proclaimed, supposed tolerant group, the far-Left never fails to spit out some of the worst vitriol to those who merely raise questions.
They're alot like your province,,,they have a defeated leader of the Opposition, in John Tory, who doesn't even hold a seat.
Not much HOLDING the government to account going on there.
jenu67: There are some parts of that John Tory policy that strike me as positive for a multi-cultural, multi-faith province like Ontario.
anon: Ontario, has been given more autonomy under this current regime, not to mention, a better deal via equaliztion (O'Brien formula).
spinks: I thought that kind of those kind of ad hominems were long gone since mikel no longer enters the frey on here. I guess I was wrong.
bill: it's amazing what can get rammed through when there is nobody to stand in the way of a government.
... If there is a weed in your garden, it is pointless to attempt to remove one leaf at a time.
... In this case, the weed is our communist medical "system".
... True solutions will come when we focus on addressing principles, not policies.
I need a tax bracket change operation. Do you think NB will fund it?
LOL! Good one manny.
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