To the Editor:
(Re: “This is the Life: No winners in debate over Osprey Medical Clinic closure”)
I am upset about the closure of the Osprey Medical Clinic, about the doctors and their patients being locked out (and I am a patient of one of those doctors), about the manner in which this closure transpired and the silence on the part of the people that did the closing. And, yes, I am somewhat upset about the lack of opinions (maybe because of fear) on this issue from some elected officials, and them copping out by just saying, “It’s a business matter.” It is really disturbing to know that all of the patients of these doctors are scrambling for a means to see their doctor and trying to obtain adequate medical attention.
I am also galled at the column by Lorne Eckersley, on this topic, most galling being the description he used to describe those that are laying blame without having more than the most superficial knowledge. How does Mr. Eckersley know they only have a superficial knowledge? Mr. Eckersley also states, “While we are all entitled to our opinions, there are only a small handful of people who have all the facts in the matter.” Again, how does Mr. Eckersley come upon such divine knowledge, when he himself in the same column, states that he is not even sure if there is such a thing as truth? Maybe — just a thought — Mr. Eckersley is thinking that people’s knowledge of this situation is gathered from just what they read in his articles in the Advance — there is probably not enough information there.
The laws in Canada, including business laws, are not that tricky. They really are, if dispensed correctly, trying to fight against injustices — that, more than a handful of people do understand. And, I got 100 per cent in university business law and I concur! People do research and want to find out, especially if they do not have access to their physician, why this access is being denied. Of course, they are going to search out the truth. Also, with regard to Mr. Eckersley’s comment, “For all the emotion that has come into play, this is a business issue,” most wars, fights and quarrels, where there are deep emotions, have come into being because of broken promises, and a promise/agreement is the core of a contract (a business issue). A contract does not even have to be a piece of paper; a contract in our country, thank goodness, can still be a person’s word given to someone. Now, there’s truth!
Creston