Don Cherry tweets about the millions in Canadian aid to Haiti: 'Are we nuts?'

[Mr. Ambien]

Good for Grapes, telling it how it is.

[Wetcoaster]

Good for Grapes, telling it how it is.

[Mr. Ambien]

More like telling it how it is per Cherry's warped and addled view of the world.

[TOMapleLaughs]

Provinces are carrying a bigger healthcare burden than ever before, and it's getting worse.

"Fix the transfer System" National Post 2012.

...The federal share of health-care spending in Canada has declined dramatically. The federal government used to pay as much as 45¢ of every dollar spent on health care. It now only pays about 20¢ on the provincial dollar. Uneven fiscal capacity across the country also hurts our score on "revenue adequacy." Some provinces have a much tougher time finding the money to fund their social programs. In the past, the federal government had an easy solution to this problem: extract money from the Ontario tax base and reallocate it to other provinces. But that is no longer possible. Ontario's wealth is now only average and the province cannot afford to bankroll inter-regional distribution...

[Wetcoaster]

Are you saying he's perfect for you? Sounds like a match made in heaven, then.

If you notice though, most people are agreeing with him, as it's a rather common sense statement. Your problem is based on who he is. I doubt he cares.

[Kamero89]

If Cherry REALLY cared how we spend our money, why did he say NOTHING about Harper buying that jet? That thing is helping NOBODY.

You know just because you watched a guy on a segment on CBC, does not mean all his views are right. Don't blindly follow someone, no matter who it is.

[Mr. Ambien]

It is a nonsense statement from Cherry... but that is to be expected.

[Tearloch7]

Giving Don Cherry any credence on social commentary is like giving Harper credence on ethics .. they are both self-serving, pompous arseholes whose blather easily impress' the simpler folk ..

[Common sense]

Yes, name one player from Haiti...thought so.

[Common sense]

If Cherry REALLY cared how we spend our money, why did he say NOTHING about Harper buying that jet? That thing is helping NOBODY.

You know just because you watched a guy on a segment on CBC, does not mean all his views are right. Don't blindly follow someone, no matter who it is.

[Tearloch7]

Are we expected to blast every single injustice in the world? If that's the case, there would need to be 10,000 twitter feeds for that...

[woofwoofmoomoo]

Of course Cherry works for the CBC. He could always take a pay cut and ask Harper to use it for healthcare instead.

[aeromotacanucks]

Haiti needs a better political system to reduce the huge corruption on this country (Haiti)...

our troops (Brazilian Army, Navy and Air Force) are there for, err, 4 years keeping the peace and sending money and resources, but seems that it will never be enouth. too much corruption from the local administration and the constant wars between the rebels and the Haiti administration are not ending...

every month we send ships with supplies and planes with troops. but the problem seems to be bigger and bigger...

[nucklehead]

Claude Vilgrain.

http://www.legendsof...00#.UOxQhOTAcrU

[Wetcoaster]

Ah yes that powerhouse forward of obscurity, how could I forget.

Here's his stats from his brief stint here:

1987-88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 1 1 2 0 -3

That's games played, goals, assists, points, PIM,+/-

Hard to brag em up like a good Canadian boy...

[Mr.DirtyDangles]

Georges Laraque is pretty close - his parents were from Haiti.

[taxi]

That a country that's 99% reliant on the United States for its national defense is helping other countries when they are in dire need of help?

People spend so much time in waiting rooms because they go to the hospital for stupid things. Every time I go, it's an emergency and I usually get in very quickly. If you go in with a fever and the sniffles, prepare to wait a while.

[ronthecivil]

The CHT cash transfer will reach $30.3 billion in 2013-14 and will reach at least $38 billion in 2018-19

[Tearloch7]

I split my head open playing hockey a few years ago. I made the mistake of telling them I wasn't feeling dizzy so ended up in the "non-urgent" section. I could see my skull and there was blood dripping down my hand. I ended up behind a line of 20 people. Every single one of them had a cold.

[Wetcoaster]

Should have told em Don Cherry sent ya ..