Joe Wilson: Healthcare Hypocrite

As we look deeper - something those on the right invariably do not - we see that many, if not all who sit on the GOP benches are, indeed, hypocrites when it comes to healthcareUSA.Why, you ask?Because - they are insured in the same way that Barack Obama wants the rest of...

September 12 Protest Signs in Washington, racism?

You look around - and through the eyes of a foreigner, looking in on the USA is not looking into a jar of wonderment and awe.People I speak to who are not American ask me, for I am sincerely interested in US politics, "Why do those people act like that? All that black guy is...

Obama's approval rating drops below 60 pct

WASHINGTON (AFP) - For the first time since taking office, US President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below the 60-percent threshold as Americans expressed doubts about his handling of the economy, the deficit and health care, a new opinion poll showed Monday.

Ailing European bank tied to B.C. hospital projects

More trouble ahead for B.C. infrastructure projects?"The Munich-based company reported on Nov. 12 a wider-than- estimated third-quarter loss of 3.1 billion euros ($3.9 billion) after a 2.5 billion-euro goodwill writedown for Depfa Bank Plc. The company sought a 50...

Officials told not to enforce medicare laws

"Internal Health Ministry documents reveal the BC government deliberately and consciously decided not to enforce laws that protect patients from user fees charged by doctors or private for-profit clinics for services covered by public health insurance."See alsoDocuments...

Health care workers to be compensated for Gordon Campbell's contract-breaking...

"More than 7,000 health-care workers will receive an average $9,500 each before Christmas as compensation for being laid off after the B.C. government contracted out their jobs. The payments are part of a $75-million settlement negotiated among the government and health...