Where's compassion and accountability?
Published March 15, 2010 in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal

The Graham government should hang their heads in shame for their callous treatment of many individuals in this province. Don't believe for one minute that we don't have a two tiered health care system in this country or that it is universal.

Ministers are able to access any medication they require but that is not the case for others living in our province. Many are forced by our government to spend every last penny before they can even apply for assistance for high drug costs and even then, they are often declined.

There are only two provinces in Canada that do not have a program to help their citizens with catastrophic drug costs, P.E.I. and New Brunswick.

What kind of person denies medication to those in dire need? Where is the compassion and accountability? How is it that the other provinces are able to help their citizens?

These questions have gone unanswered for far too long.

LINDA WILHELM

Midland, Kings Co.