I would have said bloody crazy.

leave it to harper government to use my taxes to pay for crazy people's tampons. as soon as Obama got elected, Harper has started bowing down to a leftist muslin and is ruining this government. gone are the days where Canada was a respected country. bowing to a socialist government.

"They always turn on the most vulnerable among us," Mason said.

yup

So they reverse their decision "immediately", but only after they realize female inmates are dropping twat-blood all over the place.

Stay classy, Canaduh.

I think the government already gives donations to those women who don't know they're menstruating. And the men who don't know where they are.

So, shut up. Mind your own business about retarded people. They dance better than you.

Subby

After careful consideration, government realizes that not giving free tampons to mental hospital patients would be bloody awful

You mean just the women, right?

trouzourt: leave it to harper government to use my taxes to pay for crazy people's tampons. as soon as Obama got elected, Harper has started bowing down to a leftist muslin and is ruining this government. gone are the days where Canada was a respected country. bowing to a socialist government.

Wow. You must be REALLLLY right-wing.
I bet you kick homeless people on the sidewalk
And hold shares. Lots of shares.
And drive a black Mercedes-Benz or Beemer SUV.
And think the sun shines out of Conrad Black's ass.

Apropos of nothing, articles about mental hospitals always make me think of the FBI pizza story (pops like a used taNO sorry that's too gross).

Day_Old_Dutchie: I bet you... drive a black Mercedes-Benz

And his mind is Tiffany twisted.

Austin Mardon, a prominent mental health patient activist who also has schizophrenia, applauded the government for acting so quickly to reverse the policy.
He then angrily denounced the government for not acting quickly enough to reverse the policy. He then crawled into the corner, calling himself "Vanessa" and began to play the harpsichord.

TFA: toothbrushes, face soap, feminine hygiene products, razors, nail clippers

Why do they enumerate everything else specifically but just say "feminine hygiene products"? Too queezy to say "tampon", "coont-rag", "twat-stopper", or whatever else gals use?

Austin Mardon, a prominent mental health patient activist who also has schizophrenia, applauded the government for acting so quickly to reverse the policy. He then called for government to stop supplying patients with hospital-purchased items such as slippers and toiletries.

Hector Remarkable: Austin Mardon, a prominent mental health patient activist who also has schizophrenia, applauded the government for acting so quickly to reverse the policy.

Ooops. I really should refresh before I post, especially if I wander off to the kitchen to make coffee before I comment.

These monthly issues are clearly pre-existing conditions. Why should they be covered at all?
Let the market decide.

If men needed tampons, the government would definitely subsidize that.

I worked in crisis shelters for teens for 12 years. The most useful donations were socks, jocks, toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoo, and pads or tampons. If you want to give directly to people who will really appreciate your Xmas guilt gift, try giving the above items to a shelter. And a few books help, too. (teen books for teens, etc)

ok, now I'm sounding all preachy. But direct giving can be really gratifying.

VelmaCruise: If men needed tampons, the government would definitely subsidize that they would be advertised the way Axe body spray is, and it'd be farking annoying.

Just go with the flow..

Epsilon: So they reverse their decision "immediately", but only after they realize female inmates are dropping twat-blood all over the place.

Stay classy, Canaduh.

This is just Alberta, which is like Texas' retarded little brother. The rest of Canada expects this shiat from those consertivards out there.

CanadianCommie: The alberta government is back peddling on stuff like this because their policies and handling of government affairs has been nothing short of embarrassing...

And they are currently polling at like 25%.

I call shenanigans. Albertans would elect a sack of potatoes into government as long as it was with the Conservative Party.

this was clearly stated in Reid's bill under section 4K, subsection 2A l3-B, insert word "free" for "at cost".

Do they really give tampons to crazy women? you'd think that they would have far less issues with pads.

"Bloody" trifecta now in play?

I'm glad they get the medication countering coffee back. Make it decaf, so the drugs do what they were meant to.

/men need more hand lotion
//lots of lotion

When tampons are outlawed, only outlaws will have tampons.

Q: What does the Canadian government and tampons for mental hospital patients have in common?

A: They're all stuck up crazy c*nts.

/Classic joke, slightly modified

Read about the Byberry mental hospital from near Philadelphia sometime. I recall seeing pictures from the great depression when the hospital, funded by taxpayers, couldn't afford clothes for some (many?) of its patients. They just milled about in the nude. Scary stuff.

It would have to be cheaper to give pads than the laundry costs

In this thread, I fear gorgor.

Why's Alberta trying to save money? I thought they had oil, ie, a huge money machine.

Sounds like that could have been a sticky situation.

I hope they warned them before they pulled out.

The new CFO of the Alberta Health Authority used to be the CFO of the health authority where I currently work. Not many people cried when he left.

He's the world's biggest douchebag. I can't believe he hasn't eliminated coffee breaks and canceled Christmas yet. In fact, he's such a soulless dick that Alberta still haven't announced his hiring.

/Cool story, bro

ManicParroT: Why's Alberta trying to save money? I thought they had oil, ie, a huge money machine.

They do.

Problem is they rely on the royalties owed them on natural gas production to fill their coffers and natural gas prices have been in the toilet (well below budget projections) for the past year. Furthermore, gas production has been shrinking for several years and showing no signs of getting better.

Why not oil? Most companies don't have to pay royalties on tar sands production yet as they earn back money to cover the massive capital it took to build those huge projects.

The Alberta government botched the royalty-regime change (good intentions that would've worked ten years ago, but they picked the absolute stupidest time to implement it as shale gas plays were found in BC and the Bakken is in Saskatchewan). It helped drive exploration out of the province and lots of people in the Alberta oil patch lost their jobs as activity declined, lowering tax revenues. It's not the only reason activity declined, but it certainly was a contributor.

Plus the Alberta government is just terrible with managing money. They've had 50 years to save money in their Heritage fund with all this oil and gas wealth and so far they've only saved $15 billion to fund Alberta through eternity when the oil and gas revenues are gone. In comparison, Norway's fund is $455 billion (for 4.7 million people -- Alberta has 3.6 million people).

FunkOut:Then you have a Newfie cokehead cowboy, which is a tragically pathetic thing.

It might be truly pathetic, but you could probably get a Film Board of Canada grant to make a movie about it. They love them some Canadian tragedy.

I dunno, I think the lack of coffee would be the real problem here. My kid has been "admitted" a few times to Ontario mental health units, and being on a youth floor, was allowed ZERO coffee. Bad scene that. Not to mention that there is no smoking allowed on hospital grounds anymore and people are stuck begging for Nicorettes (which are fortunately free).

Nickel and diming people to death, especially those who are stuck in hospitals and really don't have a way to get out and buy their own coffee - that's just stupid. What are they supposed to do - get their Mom to come in every day with tampons, coffee and a bag o Fritos?

I am sure that there is that much money to be found administratively? 70K is like one person's salary!

Prof. Frink: TFA: toothbrushes, face soap, feminine hygiene products, razors, nail clippers

Why do they enumerate everything else specifically but just say "feminine hygiene products"? Too queezy to say "tampon", "coont-rag", "twat-stopper", or whatever else gals use?

"pads and plugs"

I did a seven-month internship in the local forensic psych hospital. I loved the work- I'd go back there in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose. The staff were excellent, professsional and caring, and despite that, it was one of the saddest places you'd ever hope to see.

If getting free toileteries can brighten the patients' lives just one iota, then they're worth it.

Evil Canadian: 70K is like one person's salary!

Fire the person who made the decision, and go ALL tampon
(might be an option for where to discard them when finished with too)

Klippoklondike: .

just "spotting" now huh ?
hate that stage

trouzourt: Harper has started bowing down to a leftist muslin and is ruining this government

Dude, NEVER go full retard
Save a little, let them think you are somewhat sane, bait them in
THEN work towards full retard

But if you start out at full retard .... where can you go from there ? you are already on the bottom end of the scale, you would be forced to go back to sanity (and that is clearly something that your life plan does not include)

(btw, stock up on tampons, sounds like you are going to need em - they can block more than one type of toxic seepage)