Poilievre sympathizers like @RobynUrback from the comfort of her desk knows nothing about the countless saves and successes in your average ER daily. For her - everything is always "broken". Not one of my 25 patients last night was a "horror story" - 1/4 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… As an evening-night ER doc I see the worst of everything. I have no rose-coloured glasses. But a balanced journalist without a Conservative, populist and Poilievre axe to grind balances their Op-Eds with a fuller scope of healthcare - bruised, not broken, and worth saving - 2/4

I need to be clear what is happening in Ontario ERs. I need to be clear I do not believe the Ford administration has faithfully served the public. I don't care how you vote. I just want you to know the reality ER patients know only too well. - 1/5 In Ontario ERs we do not have beds. This has real implications. It makes the expert and dignified care of patients difficult and at times impossible. I leverage this against this Premier's pledge to make hallway medicine obsolete in 2018. - 2/5

When Trade Towers fell, Canadian MDs like me went there - to Ground Zero - to offer assistance. I don't ever talk about this - it's painful. But I'd do it again. Canada has always been an American ally and friend. - 1/5 @StCollinson cnn.com/2024/12/18/pol… When Trade Towers fell, your President-Elect was bragging about the comparative height of towers. He now offends our sense of nationhood, absurdly insulting our democratically elected leader and our independence. You are not acting like a friend but an enemy. -2/5

ER doc here. This is a tragic death. Based on the information available, a 6 hour wait for MD evaluation is unacceptable. We know those who leave ER without being seen by an MD are a high-risk group - and we do not blame them. - 1/9
@tophlambie nationalpost.com/news/canada/mo… When a patient comes with chest pain - young or old - myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, aortic pathology, myocarditis and pneumothorax are key diagnoses we consider or rule out. These 5 diagnoses and more cross our minds every time. - 2/9