tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post4796100517310355751..comments2024-03-29T01:09:22.557-07:00Comments on Paying attention: The premier used to think mental health was importantUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-24127218973253181812008-02-16T18:38:00.000-08:002008-02-16T18:38:00.000-08:00"Some communications person is likely even now pre...<I>"Some communications person is likely even now preparing a letter to the editor for the health minister to sign in response to this column.</I><BR/><BR/>Careful, now Paul.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise you just might receive a visit from a fresh-face public affairs officer who will make notes while he watches you work and then force you to file an FOI to find out what he wrote about you.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the whited-out parts will be unreltated to the the concept of a 'mental health advocate'.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>(Apologies - was seized by a bout of snarkolepsy there for a minute)<BR/><BR/>.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-74144179831381529642008-02-15T19:42:00.000-08:002008-02-15T19:42:00.000-08:00Thanks for the article Paul. Fundamentally, Gordon...Thanks for the article Paul. <BR/>Fundamentally, Gordon Campbell and his government DO NOT CARE one tiny bit about the mentally ill or senior's for that matter. They don't care about developally disabled children and adults, or people who need to be on income assistance. I guess I've passed the point of even cynicism and wonder why people even try to take this government to task anymore. <BR/>THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYONE but themselves and how to line their pockets and those of their friends.<BR/>They are unable to be accountable or responsible and frankly I don't even think they know what it means. <BR/> <BR/>The only reason they are jumping into housing again and buying up hotels in the DTES is that the optics and the vision of the devastation and failure is too unsightly and embarassing. This will not do in a city and province that will be hosting the world for the biggest cluster f$#* this province will ever see and it will cost us and our future generations bitterly in every way. I don't really care why they're buying them though, more housing is needed, so this is to be welcomed. But quite rightly, that's only one part of the equation. Mental health systems around the province are maxed out and someone needs to be a voice. I suspect many agencies are gagged as they need the funding. That's how it is in the social service world. Speak out, lose your funding and close down. Fear, perception and perhaps reality stifles dissent. It's how these people work.Whistleblowers BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514300813215045372noreply@blogger.com