Cartoons on Health Care that didn't get published

Health Care is really starting to suck in Canada. Sure, it's still better than some third world countries and slightly better than the U.S. still, but it's nowhere even close to what it used to be.
And it's in critical shape and deteriorating rapidly. Is there nothing we can learn from history?

More unpublished cartoons from July '08

One of my favourite targets for satire is the sad, sad state of our Health Care System. Yeah, Yeah, I know it's still better than what they've got in some Third World Countries, but we're quickly losing our previousl lofty ranking in First and Second World Countries. Tommy Douglas and Lester Pearson are likely rolling over in their graves. Shame on us.

Unpublished cartoons from June/July 08

A variety pack of topics covered here. I liked all of these, a lot.... still do... which is more than I can say for some of my cartoons... and there was no room for any of them. Oh well, they're here now. Hope you enjoy... and feel free to leave comments.

Unpublished cartoons from June/July 08

Another couple that didn't make it into the paper. As far as the reading one goes, I'm aware that the person behind this program, which on the surface sounds wonderful, didn't follow all the funding rules .... if she had her program would likely have been much less beneficial. Hopefully it will all work out... even if it does mean it will be closed temporarily.... hopefully not for good.
The second cartoon speaks for itself... You should know by now how I feel about health care in this country.... if you don't, just keep looking through more of the cartoons.

Unpublished cartoons from June/July 08

The bottom of the two is the last one I did about the striking Health Clinic workers. Thankfully the strike finally ended after something like 10 weeks or more. My heart was always there for the strikers... maybe that's not only because it didn't appear they were being treated fairly, but I come from a blue collar background... my father was a factory worker. I think people need to study history a little more in order to find out what working was like, for the most part, before there were unions.
The other cartoon is another one about the pitiful state of our health care in this province and in this country. I think it's morally outrageous and disgusting, to boot, that something that we were so proud of, as a country, has slipped to the level it has. And of course, this is by design, so they can keep making the case for profit driven private health care. It's something like how the Republican Party drives up the deficit in the U.S. everytime they are in power, so they will have excuses to slash and burn social programs and spending. (And of course, we in Canada, have had our own politicians who have been taught very well by their southern idols. Pity, ain't it?

unpublished cartoons from the past couple of months: Health Care

This one, and the next ones directly below in the previous posting, all deal with the sad state of our health care. I really, really liked this one and I'm kinda sad it didn't make it to the paper, so I'm putting it here so some can see it anyway.

unpublished cartoons from the past couple of months: Health Care

The first three are obviously variations on the same theme... I just tried to make each one a little more biting than the previous one. The bottom cartoon is based on yet another story where some doctor is leaving a town in this area... I, too, have no family doctor as mine retired (I think)... All I know is one day he was there and the next day not. Now I share the same "doctor" that all too many people have : "Waiting List". I think all Canadians should be really ashamed and embarrassed by how far our once treasured health care system has slipped. And all politicians, and business people who worked so hard to create this current mess for personal gain... well, let's just say they're on a waiting list too, just like all of us and as the saying goes "You Can't Take It With You." Anyway, they must be extremely proud of the destruction they've caused... It took a lot of trickery and a good amount of hard work... not as much hard work, mind you as it will take to build it back up. It's always, unfortunately, easier to tear down than to build up. There... I've had my rant for now on this damned topic.

unpublished cartoons: Apr. 2008: New "Copper Clad" Health Unit

Wow, did the Sun Times ever get blasted by some readers... and of course the executives of the new Health Centre, for daring to raise some questions and concerns about how it was built, where it was built, and how much it costs. Of course, some people praised the Paper for raising these concerns as well. Seems to me that the news media... in a democracy, anyway, has the job of watchdog and alerting folks about possible problems. Whether the paper went too far this time or if they were as discreet as they might have been is a question that each individual will have to answer. Seems sometimes the old guard dog at home might bark too loudly at a possible intruder who turns out to be a well meaning neighbour... and then we get frustrated with the dog. Hey, he's just doing his job. Why not give him a cookie and say "good boy" and "we'll take it from here, so you can just go back to restful alert status."

unpublished cartoons: Apr. 2008: Elizabeth Witmer... Conservative Health Critic

It makes me laugh... in a painful way.... anytime a Conservative, and especially one who was an integral part of Mike Harris' Slash and Burn policies towards social issues... gets up and spouts such self righteous stuff as Witmer spewed forth in the first frame of this cartoon which was pretty much a quote from her. I added the rest.

From the cartoon vault

This one and the one below are about how they've concluded that marijuana may be beneficial to sick people. Kills the pain or something. Anyhow, it got me thinking about old people.

From the cartoon vault

From the cartoon vault

From the cartoon vault

Politicians are very good at promising things that sound good, until you read the fine print that suggests they will actually do what they say they will do, gradually over a billion years, or sometime down the road.... if they are re-elected. Sometimes they later forget their promises. Funny, isn't it? This was from the "good" old Mike Harris grip on Ontario.