I’ll have more thoughts on Ralph Klein’s “third way” once I take a look at all the details.

For now, I thought, I’d bring back this little blast from the past:

“Well, unlike Stephen Harper, I do care…. And unlike Stephen Harper, I will look Ralph Klein in the eye and I will say ‘no,’ unlike Stephen Harper, I will defend medicare.”

UPDATE: I will look Ralph Klein in the eye…and blink.

In Ottawa, federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said his initial reaction was positive.
“No user fees and no queue jumping are the linchpins of our medicare system,” Dosanjh said in a prepared statement. “These fundamental characteristics of our system will continue to be protected for all Canadians. “
“I am pleased to see Alberta has reaffirmed its commitment to the Canada Health Act, and that the proposed package, in my view, indicates a generally positive step in ensuring better health care for Albertans.”

Now…here’s the real question: How long before Ujal is “Pettigrewed” and forced to retract his statement?