I'd like a change in the HTA

[Mischief007]

Who would I contact if I want to propose a change in the HTA?? Basically I want it to be illegal to right turn on a red light. I've seen way too many close calls lately.

[Bogie]

Your local MPP.

[xspider]

Good luck if your local mPP in helping. I've went to my local Mpp, and had a few problems. He was 100% use less. One of them was all the local bus. park on my street when there's public parking. The nurse that come's, and see's me can not find a parking space when she comes. So she pas to park, and pay. The other topic was Doctors not taking new people. From College & grace I went all the way to college, and markham st. The only one that was taking new people is on vacation.

[Mouse]

They might do it by intersection, that is if enough pedestrians are killed first.

BTW, I agree with the poster.

[Bogie]

Good luck if your local mPP in helping. I've went to my local Mpp, and had a few problems. He was 100% useless. One of them was all the local bus. park on my street when there's public parking. The nurse that come's, and see's me can not find a parking space when she comes. So she pas to park, and pay.Parking is quite often a problem in many places. But that is a municipal issue, not provincial. Your city councillor is the to talk to about that, not your MPP.

The other topic was Doctors not taking new people. From College & grace I went all the way to college, and markham st. The only one that was taking new people is on vacation.Doctors are a critical shortage everywhere in Ontario. Family doctors are stressed right-out. I know of a few that would love to just quit and drive truck - at least they would get some decent hours and holidays. Your MPP needs to persist on increased health care spending, incentives to attract doctors to Ontario, and free them up to earn a decent income for professional work provided. I really don't know of anything more important than your health. Things are being done to improve this situation, and it won't improve overnight. If dramatic health-care funding increases are not implemented, ASAP, we are going to be in a much more critical situation in not too many years. Many doctors are set to retire, and there aren't too many waiting to replace them.

[I LIKE EGGS]

Your MPP needs to persist on increased health care spending, incentives to attract doctors to Ontario, and free them up to earn a decent income for professional work provided. I really don't know of anything more important than your health. Things are being done to improve this situation, and it won't improve overnight. If dramatic health-care funding increases are not implemented, ASAP, we are going to be in a much more critical situation in not too many years. Many doctors are set to retire, and there aren't too many waiting to replace them.

Really....so why has the healthcare spending more than doubled in the past 5 years? Spending money is NOT the solution. Hospitals really need to run their facilities more efficiently instead of always opting to toss hard earned tax dollars at something that has not changed or improved over the years. Administrators need to start doing the work instead of having someone else pay for it as an easy way out. As for the incentives.....there are plenty of incentives offered to doctors in Ontario. Especially in rural areas. Free cottages/houses/land/cars etc are all being offered to doctors in the Muskoka and Kawartha areas. Even in Oshawa they offer homes and cars to doctors.

I know doctors and nurses are overworked. But that just seems to be piss poor planing from an administrative perspective. When you have 2 doctors an 14 nurses running an emergency ward.....it has to make you wonder why you cannot trade up 3 or 4 nurses for one more doctor. I have been to emerg several times with my son and everytime....there are at least 9 to 14 nurses....just standing around with nothing to do because of the medical limits that come with the job. That is not the nurses fault. But the doctor is running around like a mad man.

Tossing money at problems does only solve a short term solution....but the problems still hinder.

[Mischief007]

Thanks Bogie.

And MouseMeat. The week that I worked 3:30 to midnight I had 5 cars pull out in front of me when I had a green light on intersections. I know nothing can be done from side streets (can't count how many times I had to go into other lanes) but at least at all intersections. This would eliminate alot of the hurry hurry people who need to turn right as if their life depended on it.

I'll talk to my local MPP here in Kitchener and see what I can do. Should be implemented Canada wide though.

[Yogi]

Who would I contact if I want to propose a change in the HTA?? Basically I want it to be illegal to right turn on a red light. I've seen way too many close calls lately.
You could always move to Quebec :d

[Mischief007]

You could always move to Quebec :d

I'd rather make the whole country safer, thank you.

[Yogi]

I'd rather make the whole country safer, thank you.
I was only kidding :d

The problem is that it would slow down traffic immensely in the right lane at each intersection. The best approach is to simply put the boots to the offenders who are caught (how about 4-6 demerit points per offence)? rather than this "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" approach. jmo.

[Bogie]

Really....so why has the healthcare spending more than doubled in the past 5 years? Spending money is NOT the solution.It is "part" of the solution. Population has increased, more people are seeking health-care due to awareness, equipment costs more as technology improves, etc.

Hospitals really need to run their facilities more efficiently instead of always opting to toss hard earned tax dollars at something that has not changed or improved over the years. Administrators need to start doing the work instead of having someone else pay for it as an easy way out.Hospital care has improved quite a bit over the years. Each hospital is like a large corporation with millions of dollars required to run. Administrators are like CEO's, and do just that - "administer". Some are better than others, but the same goes for any "executive level" people in any corporation. Not defending them persae, but "walk a mile in their shoes" before being critical.

As for the incentives.....there are plenty of incentives offered to doctors in Ontario. Especially in rural areas. Free cottages/houses/land/cars etc are all being offered to doctors in the Muskoka and Kawartha areas. Even in Oshawa they offer homes and cars to doctors.You can't woo doctors that are already here. The incentives have to be part of an overall program to get new doctors, especially the "immigration" ones that are being fast-tracked to get them into the system ASAP. We also want to attract US doctors, and possibly doctors from other provinces. Competing for doctors already in Ontario is insane.

I know doctors and nurses are overworked. But that just seems to be piss poor planing from an administrative perspective. When you have 2 doctors and 14 nurses running an emergency ward.....it has to make you wonder why you cannot trade up 3 or 4 nurses for one more doctor. I have been to emerg several times with my son and everytime....there are at least 9 to 14 nurses....just standing around with nothing to do because of the medical limits that come with the job. That is not the nurses fault. But the doctor is running around like a mad man. And where are you going to get these doctors? Right now, they don't exist in Ontario. BTW, those nurses aren't just standing around. Go to an emergency ward and spend a few days there ... you will find out.

Tossing money at problems does only solve a short term solution....but the problems still hinder.It needs to be part and parcel of a plan to increase health care workers. It is a long term plan and won't be easy.

Now back to the normal programming .... the HTA.

Not easy to do federally as each province controls their own traffic act. Has to be provincially changed.

[Mischief007]

Yogi
Yeah it might slow down that lane but also a lot of collision between cars and car/human can be avoided that way.

Bogie
Setting my sights high on this one. We have one province now. I'll try to get Ontario to do it. Then someone from each province will try as well. By the time we are done, all of Canada will be the same. :)

[Yogi]

Yogi
Yeah it might slow down that lane but also a lot of collision between cars and car/human can be avoided that way.
Like I said, put the boots to the offenders....stiffen the fines and demerit points. There's enough traffic gridlock in TO that the last thing we need is another impediment to slow down traffic flow even further and cause more pollution in the process.

By the way, Quebec is now experimenting with removing their "No Right On Red" in select areas. Their reasoning for this is to speed up traffic flow. They will study the stats and go from there.

Many people also drink and drive. Do we ban booze?

[Bogie]

Many people also drink and drive. Do we ban booze? Nope, just it make it real tough on anyone caught drinking and driving ... and I mean "hard".

[Mischief007]

Many people also drink and drive. Do we ban booze?

I think we should. I don't drink so it wouldn't bother me ;).

[I LIKE EGGS]

BTW, those nurses aren't just standing around. Go to an emergency ward and spend a few days there ... you will find out.

You're right, after my son was born and I spent the next 3 weeks in and out of emergency.....I never spent anytime there. :ngf: Having the bed right across from the nurses station must have created some delusions for me.

I do not argue anything that I have never been a part of or do not have at least a few facts to back it up. I may not see or have every aspect of it...but I certainly have something that would make me state it.