Mr. Williams of course is the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador who got out of Dodge toute and suite and went to Florida to have his ticker repaired earlier in the month.
He said that no one in this country had the chops to fix his heart and what's the point of being a billionaire if you cannot get out of the hinterlands when you need to get real work done.
Jack Layton was in the Toronto Sun today saying that Mr. Williams trip and the reaction to it by cardiac surgeons in this country, surgeons who were pissed that he dissed them, has shown Canadians that we are good at medicine.
Mr. Layton wants public health care to be a focus for Canadians and, in my view, Mr. William's going to FLA for his operation has done so.
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ReplyDeleteWhat seems to escape most people's attention is that Williams went to Florida to receive the luxurious accomodation and other bling-bling perks that private medical care will provide, if you're willing to fork over that amount of money to get them.
Canadian cardiac surgeons and anesthesiologists are frequently sollicited to teach and lead professional development workshops for their US colleagues.
What Williams essentially did was a Vegas trip; he gambled with his life - and money - in a lavish environment. It's a risky roll of the dice and he certainly deserves whatever it brings him.