tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post115038047951958408..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: Progressive AdviceGerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-1150423163549440572006-06-15T21:59:00.000-04:002006-06-15T21:59:00.000-04:00Although a card carrying Liberal member, I don't b...Although a card carrying Liberal member, I don't believe bigger government is the solution to today's problems. I generally believe the free market works with off course some government intervention under certain circumstances. I also think Canadians are less concerned about the size of the government than they are about the results being delivered. In Alberta, smaller government has worked quite well, while back in the 30s, laissez faire economics didn't work well. <BR/><BR/>On the health care issue, although in theory we have a government monopoly, there are several private clinics mainly in diagnostic services, but also for orthopedics and cataract surgery where individuals can pay for faster service. I know in Ontario they are banned due to provincial law, but in Quebec there is no shortage of private clinics. Even here in British Columbia we have several and ironically over half of them opened when the NDP was in power.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.com