The chaser: From Friday
Obviously the news agenda for at LEAST the next 72 hours is CANCELLED while we decide what we think about Justin Trudeau's new Caesar haircut. pic.twitter.com/WXf1J6ICXs
— Mike Gibbs🏳️🌈🇺🇦 (@Mikeggibbs) July 16, 2022
The shot: So this happened -- the hospital in Kamsack SK is closing its acute care beds, so on Thursday about 200 Kamsack people gathered at the hospital grounds to meet Sask Party rural health minister Everett Hindley, local Sask Party MLA Terry Dennis and a smirking staff aide. The protestors heard the usual bafflegab about how any minute now Sask Health is going to be hiring lots more people, don't worry, move along move along, you can all just use the hospital 40 KM away at Canora instead.
The crowd was not impressed - Brady Lang at CTV reported:
Dennis and Hindley addressed the rally first just after 10 a.m., for about 10 minutes prior to a tour of the Kamsack Hospital, which just saw its facility lose its remaining five acute care beds, along with shrinking emergency hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.“We’re trying to do as much as we can,” Hindley told the concerned citizens.“Sometimes, we’ve got to think outside the box, because rural health care isn’t the same it was 20 years ago,” said Dennis.Following the 10 minutes, Hindley’s aid can be seen working to move Dennis and Hindley into the facility, with a smirk on his face.Those who weren’t smirking, the entirety of the crowd of 200, then booed the Minister and the local MLA.
Yes, it was the CTV reporter himself who used the term "smirking" to describe the demeanor of the staff aide.
