A recent article in the Toronto Star accuses Ontario premier Kathleen Wynn of orchestrating a deflection campaign after the newspaper uncovered the widespread use of diluted chemotherapy drugs in Ontario hospitals:
Ordering an independent review of quality assurance in the province’s cancer drug supply-chain, as the government announced on Tuesday, is a feeble stab at damage control, an obvious bid to dilute the controversy, dial down public outrage by appearing to be doing something corrective, and deferring any political reckoning for the whole mess.
Reviewing is what governments do when they’re stalling, when they take us all for passive idiots. Cloak yourself in the perceived integrity of an outside investigation, clutter that panel with individuals representing agencies and institutions that have plenty to hide, and thereby deflect questions that demand urgent, immediate answers.
The article also notes that a class action lawsuit has already been filed on behalf of impacted cancer patients due to the health care system’s apparent failure to establish and enforce appropriate quality control standards with the relevant health care supplier.
