The collapse of accountability in Manitoba politics
The death of a homeless man in an ER waiting room last fall, who spent 34 hours waiting for care (and likely was dead for the last 10 of those hours) before medical staff took note of him, is only the most recent outrageous ER death in a series that have occurred under the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Despite this, Health Minister Theresa Oswald has a Teflon-like ability to let mismanagement and lack of transparency slide off her. The failures within the WRHA that led to this, and other, deaths are being investigated and remedied. Not so for the political and bureaucratic failures within Manitoba Health. Here’s my argument for why Oswald should resign.