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the Fraser Institute

the Fraser Institute: Imagine that your mother is on a wait list for an urgent medical procedure. She has been waiting in pain for quite a while now, and has been unable to perform many of her normal daily activities. Manitoba has, according to the Fraser Institute, the longest waits in Canada for receiving treatment after an appointment with a specialist, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Now imagine the reason for all of these emotions, the delay in your mother's treatment, was because the spot had been taken by the mother of an NDP MLA. Political partisanship has no place in the civil service. Manitobans must know they are being served fairly when accessing services provided by civil servants. They depend on those services being provided equitably, without political favoritism. The Progressive Conservative Party understands how important this issue is. The NDP has clearly shown by its actions it does not and Erin Selby: 'quite shocking' WAYNE GLOWACKI / Photo Store Pallister's letter: Now imagine how she, and you, would feel if on the eve of the scheduled surgery, you received a call telling you she had been bumped back on the list because of someone else. Perhaps she would feel unhappy, confused, angry, frustrated or maybe all of the above. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.