Colin Craig

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CRAIG: Canadians are dying while they wait for surgery

If you’re concerned about the state of health care in Canada, try asking your local provincial politician a simple question – how many patients died last year in your province while waiting for surgery?

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January 7, 2022 Columnists

Surgical instruments prepped by medical device reprocessing services ready and displayed for surgery at Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario.

CRAIG: Here's how approving oil and gas projects can help the environment

Famed Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki made headlines recently for musing that protestors might resort to “blowing up” pipelines as part of their fight against climate change.

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December 3, 2021 Columnists

Steel pipe to be used in the oil pipeline construction of the Canadian government’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project lies at a stockpile site in Kamloops, British Columbia June 18, 2019.

CRAIG: Why government employees may want to ask for a pay cut

SecondStreet.org recently asked governments across the country a simple question – when was the last time you cut pay for your employees?

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October 15, 2021 Columnists

CRAIG: Government-run Tim Hortons losses worse than expected

New data obtained by SecondStreet.org shows a government-run Tim Hortons in Ontario has racked up $1.7 million in losses.

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September 24, 2021 Columnists

CRAIG: More debate about health care could only help

Retired Ontario nurse Judy Anderson recently lost her second daughter due to long waiting lists in the health-care system. And just like the first time, she received a call from the hospital about scheduling treatment after her daughter had passed away.

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September 3, 2021 Columnists

An ambulance arrives at a hospital emergency department in Montreal.

CRAIG: Thousands of Canadians have died awaiting surgeries

After penning a column in Sun newspapers on politicians postponing surgeries due to COVID-19, SecondStreet.org received a rather tragic email from a reader.

July 8, 2021 Columnists

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the postponement or cancellation of surgeries in Canada in 2020.

CRAIG: Energy discussions should be realistic

In a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Winnipeg’s city council recently voted to look at halting the use of natural gas in the frigid prairie city.

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March 26, 2021 Columnists

A yellow Encana natural gas pipeline marker is seen in this file photo taken in Kalkaska, Mich., June 20, 2012.

CRAIG: Postponed surgeries have had tragic consequences

SecondStreet.org asked provincial governments across Canada an important health care question: How many surgeries and procedures did you postpone after COVID-19 emerged?

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March 11, 2021 Columnists