Ehealth Ontario: What A Waste of Money Part #2

Posted by Laura Steiner Oct 7, 2009

The auditor-general's report is out. And the wastefulness was worse than I thought. It was worse than most of us thought. $1 billion of taxpayer's money was wasted on this thing- and to be honest that boggles my mind. I just imagine how many nurses could be hired for that (a McGuinty promise left unfulfilled so far), or what cures could be researched for that amount of money, or what badly needed equipment could be bought. How many hospital beds could you re-open for $1 billion? How many people could get badly needed treatment for $1 billion... I could go on, but you get the point. $1 billion is much better spent.

And what were these people thinking?? $2700 flights from their homes in Alberta. What are they doing working for the Ontario government- did they just feel like commuting.... sheesh. And being paid to watch television, and discuss it on the subway in Toronto- what a joke!!! All the while, the rest of us work hard, and pay our taxes... if we're lucky enough to have a job. These people are just so out-of-touch with reality. How can they possibly think it is remotely okay to spend taxpayer dollars like that? With no respect for the sweat and hard work that went into earning them? It's absolutely disgusting.

Well, I for one say it's not okay. As of today, I am demanding better. I am demanding my government respect my tax dollars; respect the hard-work it takes to earn them. I vow to remember all the broken promises of Dalton McGuinty a year from now, and when the time finally comes I will mark my "X" beside a party other than Liberal.

Yes, I know such corruption exists despite the governing party. The fact the Auditor'General's report goes back futher than the McGuinty years is proof of that. But we my fellow Ontarians must stand up, and demand better of our elected officials. We must vote out the McGuinty Liberals, and then if or when whomever succeeds them is caught in a similar scandal we'll vote them out too. It's the only way they'll get the point. Because we deserve better- and now is the time to demand it. Who's with me??

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