When Manitobans are in pain, they shouldn’t have to wait months or years to get the care they need. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening under this NDP government. While they hold press conferences and repeat slogans, people like Winnipeg’s Stephen Trachtenberg are left to suffer.

Trachtenberg’s experience says everything about the state of health care in Manitoba. Late last year, he developed pain and numbness in his right hand. After seeing several doctors, he was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Then came the real problem — he was told the wait for a specialist and surgery could take up to 18 months. By Christmas, he was in constant pain and on medical leave.

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Because his surgery was considered “elective,” he couldn’t pay privately to have it done here. To get

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