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“I became so angered, so frustrated,� she recalled. “My pain is excruciating, and they’re telling me nothing is wrong. My life is hijacked. I can’t work. I can’t walk without help. I’ve gone through a lot of my savings.� A new family doctor referred Robinson to a new orthopedic surgeon. “’You have the hips of a 90 year old,’� he told her and quickly booked her surgery. “I want to live a rich, healthy life like everybody else,� she said. “People need to advocate for themselves or have someone represent them. You are the one in pain. You know you’re not imagining it. If one doctor says no, get that second or third opinion.� Robinson is one of thousands of Canadians on waiting lists for medical procedures. There’s “no question� wait times are a concern, said Michael Decter, chair of patient advocacy group Patients Canada and
coauthor of Navigating Canada’s Health Care published in 2006. “The most important thing for me to say is patients don’t have an easy way of measuring a lot of things in health care but they do know how long they wait,â€? he said. “It’s not just that waiting is ďŹ lled with fear for patients and sometimes accompanied by a great deal of pain but there is also, in a signiďŹ cant number of medical conditions, a worsening outcome if you wait.â€? While there is a patchwork of impressive initiatives aimed at improving wait times, overall there has been “slippageâ€? following initial progress following the 2004 federal-provincial health care accord, Decter said. “We think the Canadian system can be ďŹ xed. We’re optimistic about that,â€? he said. “But there’s a lot of rhetoric about patient-centred (care) and a lot of the things that are being done in the name of making the
system more patient-centred are really reorganizing the provider side without much patient involvement.� Ontario’s Ministry of Health is committed to improving access to surgical services and Diagnostic Imaging, spokesperson David Jensen said. “Ontario has invested over $1.9 billion for more than 3 million additional procedures to help reduce wait times since 2003/04,� he said in an email, adding the government is investing $77.89 million a year to add 6,468 surgical procedures and 237,250 hours of operation for MRI and CT tests. Ontario has also been recognized as a “strong performer� on wait times for hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, cataract procedures, cancer radiation and coronary artery bypass graft, he said. Bacchus Barua, senior economist with the Fraser Institute and coauthor of last November’s
Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, isn’t impressed with wait times trends. “Unfortunately, when we look at Canada as a whole, this is the longest wait time that we’ve ever recorded in Canada in the history of the survey (which began in 1993),â€? he said. “I think medical wait times in Canada have become the deďŹ ning feature of Canada’s health care system.â€? The average wait time from referral from a family doctor to treatment is now 20 weeks, 115 per cent more than in 1993 when it was 9.3 weeks. While Ontario has the shortest average wait time at 15.6 weeks, that’s not a laudable standard when measured against other jurisdictions with universal health care such as Switzerland, Sweden and Germany, Barua said. Other countries offering universal health care at less expense and shorter wait times have wel-
You’re sick. Now what? From your ďŹ rst visit with your family doctor to treatment, here’s how long you can expect to wait for procedures in Ontario, based on median wait times from 2016: Neurosurgery: 44.8 weeks Orthopedic surgery (such as hip and knee replacements): 29.7 weeks Ophthalmology (eye surgery): 29.4 weeks Gynecology: 14.7 weeks General surgery (such as hernia repair or appendix or gall bladder removal): 7.6 weeks Cardiovascular surgery: 5.5 weeks Radiation oncology (cancer treatment): 3 weeks Medical oncology: 2.9 weeks Source: Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, The Fraser Institute, 2016
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Time to make case for city’s fiscal needs When Toronto Council debated its budget last week, Mayor John Tory felt like the loneliest mayor ever. At least that’s what he said, in his speech capping the daylong debate on the 2017 operating and capital budgets. "I can tell you, it’s been pretty lonely so far," Tory told his colleagues - many of whom were critical of his decision to keep the property tax increase relatively low at 2 per cent. Tory pointed out that marginally higher tax increases on Torontonians’ homes won’t make much difference to Toronto’s larger fiscal difficulties. What would make a difference, he said, was a few more voices turned toward Ottawa and Queen’s Park, to press the case that he has been pressing: Toronto needs more money, and perhaps more powers, to finance its many needs and aspirations as the largest city in Canada. It is a compelling case, and Tory has not been alone in making it. Mel Lastman, amalgamated Toronto’s first mayor, made it most bluntly, when he called Premier Mike Harris a "liar" for promising that the amalgamation of Toronto and provincial downloading of bigticket services would be "revenue neutral" for the city and the province. His method brought in a number of one-time fixes, but was largely a rearguard action. Lastman’s successor, David Miller, made the case with slightly more gentility, and did indeed manage some successes: a gas tax federally, transit infrastructure funding provincially, and, locally, new powers to tax under a new City of Toronto Act. The late former Mayor Rob Ford had little time for intergovernmental relations, but even he did his bit attracting some federal investment from the Ford-friendly Harper Conservative government to build a subway in Scarborough. So it falls on John Tory, and Toronto Council, to continue to make the case for further support and revenue powers. And if the fight is not lonely, it is uphill. Toronto Council’s initial foray - to impose tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway - went nowhere with Premier Kathleen Wynne. The mayor has shifted his demands - that the province put money into transit infrastructure, housing, maintenance of those two highways and port lands flood protection. Tory is relying on the federal government to help secure this money - specifically, that federal funding for local projects be tied to provincial cost-sharing. Will it work? In politics, that’s always up in the air. But like his successors, Tory is in the right. It should work. For Toronto’s sake, it must.
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Scarborough’s subway, still so insecure They held a byelection in Scarborough this month. The subway won. You might hear a man called Neethan Shan won, but the subway got more votes. In Toronto, some people believe governments do nothing but fill bags with money, which they throw into holes in the ground. The point most candidates in Ward 42’s byelection made is Scarborough never gets its fair share from those bags. And for a fair share, think subway to Scarborough Town Centre. Sure, many wanted more than that, but Scarborough’s one-stop subway extension has grown to be what matters most.Scarborough’s councillors, MPPs, and Mayor John Tory have
MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto staked so much on the subway, so many times, it just must happen. It’s become the area’s main goal. So, on the night of the byelection, Tory made it clear Shan’s victory was also the subway’s. "The voters in Ward 42 have sent a strong message that they want a councillor who supports the Scarborough subway extension," he
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said, pledging "to push ahead on the project that the people of Scarborough have voted for time and time again." These are anxious months for the subway. No matter how many votes it wins, whenever Josh Matlow, a Scarborough subwayhater, goes on television, or the Toronto Star trash-talks it, the subway is insecure. A third-party cost review, long delayed, comes out this year. There’s fear in Scarborough about that. A new group, ConnectScarborough, has given out flyers at Scarborough Town Centre since January, signing people to a pro-subway petition it will give councillors when cost estimates are public. In a Valentine’s Day release, Scarborough Com-
munity Renewal Organization, born from a grassroots campaign to revitalize Scarborough on many fronts, announced its "strategic partnership" with ConnectScarborough.Pressure for the subway must continue until construction actually starts, says SCRO’s interim chairperson Jennifer McKelvie. The cost review also covers the Eglinton East lightrail line. That line can bring development and jobs back to East Scarborough, maybe break the back of poverty in five neighbourhoods. Tory promised it. ConnectScarborough and SCRO say they support it. It’s "shovel ready." But it’s not a subway. It has no chance. Reach Mike Adler at madler@insidetoronto.com
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one to three kids in elementary or high school. Their wives may or may not know their sexual orientation. He recalled an email he received from a man in December who simply, yet poignantly, wrote "Why can’t I be normal?" Carr suggested the man attend a meeting, which he did. The man was concerned how his teenage child would react to his homosexuality. "Typically, children today don’t see it as a big deal to be gay," he said. "Talk to your kids, and be prepared for unexpected questions." The man came out to his child, who was accepting, Carr said. But Carr acknowledged things don’t always go smoothly. "There are still lots of men who, for whatever reason, don’t come out," he said. "Or they deal with their sexual orientation issues later in life."
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Paul Carr, a long-time member of Gay Fathers of Toronto, at his downtown home. The group is trying to reach gay fathers in the city’s suburbs, areas that typically don’t have the same support networks as downtown, he said. Chris Gongos was married for 20 years with two
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Shadow puppet show hits the stage Production involves more than 160 shadow puppets FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com When Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic hits the stage at Toronto Centre for the Arts March 10 to 12, it will be like "the Jungle Book, Rapunzel, and Romeo and Juliet" rolled into one story, said the creator. It will also be told in the form of shadow puppets. Based on illustrations from Hamid Rahmanian’s 600 page book Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, the 70 minute, family friendly show tells the tale of star-crossed lovers Zaul, an outcast raised by a mythical bird, and Rudabeh. Rahmanian’s book, which came out in 2014 af-
ter he spent four years creating it, is an illustrated edition of the classic work written more than 1,000 years ago by Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi. Rahmanian, a filmmaker and visual artist, created more than 160 shadow puppets for the production. Eight shadow actors will be outfitted in costumes and masks. "It’s a very elaborate show," Rahmanian said in a phone interview from Brooklyn, New York. "We’ve had 30 sold out shows across the US." Though the Toronto production will fall about a week before Nowruz, the Persian new year, Rahmanian is hopeful people of all cultures will take in the show. "I want to introduce the Western world to our culture," he said. "Most of our audiences are not Iranian. We want to touch the heart and minds of people not familiar with our stories, es-
pecially kids. It’s a matter of education. We are creating diversity in society; they are not just hearing the negative stuff." Rahmanian said he was "mesmerized" after watching German animated fairy tale The Adventures of Prince Achmed and decided he was going to create something similar. He spent 18 months designing and building the show, and two and a half months of intense rehearsals. "It’s not an acrobatic performance," he said. "At the end of the day, you’re seeing a fairy tale story in a very unique form." Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic is presented by Tirgan Festival organizers, in partnership with North York Arts, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Jik Jik Mastoon, and the Aga Khan Museum. For tickets or information call 416- 250-3708.
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488-9202 COST: Monthly general meeting with guest speaker, Douglas Purdon, artist and award winning professor at U of T, discussing art forgery. Guests welcome. l Tuesday, February 28 FashionCAN WHEN: 4 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Yorkdale Shopping Centre, 1 Yorkdale Road, Toronto CONTACT: FashionCAN, http://yorkdale.com/fashioncan/ COST: Canada’s top fashion designers present their Fall/Winter 2017 collections on the runway at FashionCAN Feb. 28, March 1. l Wednesday, March 1 Geimaruza: Experience the living Japanese spirit. WHEN: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. WHERE: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto CONTACT: 416-441-2345, www.jccc.on.ca COST: $50 Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre brings you Geimaruza - a world-renowned troupe of Japanese dancers.
5 things to do this weekend l Ongoing Canadian International Auto Show WHEN: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. WHERE: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto CONTACT: autoshow.ca/ COST: Various prices The Canadian International Auto Show is the country’s largest consumer show - a leader in lifestyle, technology and all things automotive. Feb. 17-26. l Ongoing Winter Stations 2017 WHEN: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: The Beaches, - From Woodbine to Victoria Park along the Waterfront CONTACT: info@winterstations.com COST: Winter Stations is now in its third-year, bringing temporary public art installations to The Beaches, Feb. 20 to March 27. l Thursday, February 23 The Artist Project WHEN: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, 195 Princes’ Blvd., Toronto CONTACT: info@theartistproject.com COST: Various prices
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Visitors can explore and discover works of art from over 250 top contemporary artists from Canada and abroad. l Friday, February 24 38th Rhubarb Festival WHEN: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St., Toronto CONTACT: (416) 975-8555, http://buddiesinbadtimes.com/rhubarb COST: Various prices Canada’s longest-running new works festival is a hotbed of
experimentation. Feb. 15-26. l Saturday, February 25 Bloor-Yorkville Icefest WHEN: 12 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St., Toronto CONTACT: biamember@bloor-yorkville.com COST: Bloor-Yorkville neighourhood transforms into a showcase of incredible ice sculptures and live ice carving demonstrations for the entire family to enjoy, Feb. 25, 26.
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In a little less than a year, Metrolinx will unveil a new plan which promises to revolutionize transit in the Toronto region. I’m not talking about a new subway plan, shiny new vehicles or even some much-needed sustainable funding. But if fare integration succeeds in dismantling existing barriers for taking transit - such as the need to pay an additional cost when crossing from the 905 into the 416 - the payoff for Toronto riders in particular could be quite sweet. Of course, details on the various charging models under study by Metrolinx zones, by distance, some hybrid of both - need more than a little firming up. After committing to have at least a framework for a policy unveiled by last fall, Metrolinx now says it needs until the end of 2017 to make a firm recommendation for how to proceed. Well ahead of then, riders will hopefully get a clear sense how the agency in-
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different kind of park." Pasternak said a new daycare centre is being built on Finch Avenue, which received new traffic lights to help people cross the busy six-lane road. "Everything I’ve mentioned improves the quality of life in the neighbourhood." A resident, Larry Weinrib, however, wrote to say he thought the article was good work. The Antibes Drive area "has a very bad litter problem," he said. "The aggressive driving in the area is out of control," Weinrib added. "Police enforcement is almost non-existent. Unlike some places, the people here don’t know how to organize, so I think its almost hopeless."
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