Proud Canadian again - This post is a "gamble".

Posted on May 27, 2005 by Gerry Riskin

OK - now it's getting funny (whew). See post below that horrified even me (about P.E.I., a Canadian province, reducing its suicide line from 24 hours to 9AM to 5PM - RIDICULOUS).

In reversing the cut, P.E.I. Health Minister Chester Gillan said his department was responding to concerns expressed by Islanders. He also said the province would consider expanding the service to help people with gambling problems. (I am not making this up - please have a glance.)

Good grief... we go from abandoning suicidal people for the 16 hours every day when they are most likley to need help to tossing gamblers into the 24 hour system.

I think I will stop reading Canadian news for a couple of days. I can't take the excitement.

(Thank goodness the earlier decision was reversed - Oh Canada)

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