Many can't find a doctor

I watched in amazement as Health Minister Adrian Dix went over the surgery statistics on television a few nights ago, painting a rosy picture of the health care system's delivery.

While health care and surgery may be statically rosy from a political perspective, many of us who seek to use the system in a timely manner face long waiting lists and can't even find a family doctor. One of the tenets of the Canada Health Act is accessibility. Minister Dix: For many B.C. residents, the medical system is not accessible.

I was then completely appalled at the awkward comments on nurse practitioners and family physicians. Talk and statistics are cheap. It is time to `think outside the box' and bring family doctors, who are on the front line, into the discussion as they might have some ideas on getting the job done.

NICK PROCAYLO Mayor Kennedy Stewart, at last week's media availability on the draft Broadway plan, and city council have been put on the spot by critics of the plan.