Monday, April 6, 2009

Politic'in - Facts

Doctors
Did you know that Fernie has 15 doctors for a population of 4,000? That’s 3.75 per 1000, 30% more doc’s than Victoria and 47% more than the provincial average. Also, the physician supply dropped all over BC during the NDP years and has rebounded under the Liberal government

Nurses
The Liberal Government added 2,500 new nurse training spaces – that’s nearly 30 times more than the NDP created during the entire 1990s.
600 more nurses were hired under the Liberals.
The NDP eliminated 1,600 full-time nursing positions between 1993 and 1997.



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