By Jim Wiedrick, Independent Candidate for Columbia Kootenay Southern Rockies Healthcare reform in Canada is long overdue. One in five Canadians do not have access to primary care. Emergency rooms are either closed or overwhelmed. Wait times for specialists are excessive—stretching from months to years. We are in a healthcare mess. The system is stuck […]
Understanding Trudeau’s Prorogation & the Leadership Vacuum A critical analysis of Canada’s current political situation and its implications for national sovereignty In a move that has sent shockwaves through Canadian politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament until March 26th, 2025. This decision, coming alongside his intention to resign, effectively puts Canada’s […]
What is Jim Wiedrick’s Vision: 5 Public Policy Pillars What feelings do you get when you go to vote? The most common answers I hear are fear and frustration. What is Jim Wiedrick’s vision? We should feel engaged and excited when we vote! Once people see voting as the start of a journey of ownership […]
The electrification of our society is proceeding rapidly. Recently I have been thinking about how Canada should seek the electricity we need in the years ahead. The best evidence shines a light on the need for electricity generated by nuclear energy. The energy experts who pen the popular Substack series Doomberg put it this way […]
Canadian healthcare policy needs a big-picture fix NOT just more money. Now that the hard part has been said out loud and I want to be part of the solution. I am running for federal office and while I acknowledge the delivery of the healthcare system is constitutionally a provincial responsibility, the federal government is […]
Why do we need electoral reform? Because governance matters! We need electoral reform through a new electoral system. Governance refers to the actions and ways of governing. The purpose of governance is to improve the lives of people and move a nation toward prosperity, justice, fairness and cohesion. Centuries ago, those of Canada’s ancestors were governed by […]
Canada’s democracy is sick: there is cynicism, resentment, mistrust, and apathy. There are problems with democracy in Canada: she’s in need of a cure. As an emergency room physician, I identify the problems with democracy in Canada. I believe that democracy in Canada needs to be resuscitated and rejuvenated. Why does democracy need to be […]
