‘I didn’t sign up to die on my job’: Fear and anger among Ontario nurses battling COVID-19 pandemic, Arthur, March 30

Bruce Arthur put the reality before us when he stated our health minister did not tell the truth about no rationing of personal protective equipment with a political fall back a few days later.

Why was this lie told?

When our leaders have emphasized the need for the truth, what’s to be gained by this lie?

Should it trigger questioning of other truths?

Is the premier’s tough love covering up government deficiency especially linked to the dangerous health-care cutbacks foisted on voters who didn’t vote for them?

During the C. difficile crisis, I needed surgery. The surgeon attended me later in my recovery room with no mask, gloves and his tie brushed my incision. I was discharged the next day. Two days later, I was rushed back into the hospital to be helped by caring nurses who struggled with no masks, gowns that needed urgent disposal, with gloves being the only protective equipment in sight.

After that came SARS with similar and worse challenges.

If we don’t learn our lessons, we are bound to repeat them.

Does anyone believe that COVID-19 is the last crisis?

A strong thank you to Arthur for his integrity and, frankly, the (chutzpah) to talk about this.

I’d like to know what governments are planning to do post-COVID-19.

More of the same old cuts in the name of efficiency.

Don Graves, Burlington, Ont.

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