"Hospital for a chest cold... perhaps he does not have a family doctor in Ottawa and went to the hospital like everyone else without a doc? We have about 3000 people here in Moncton without a family doc. Of course, you would think he could go to the local military doc."

There are no local military docs available outside of duty hours. During silent hours, members of the CF go to the local ER with special Blue Cross cards.

The surprising thing about Mr. Harper's visit to the ER at the Ottawa General is that it took him only an hour to get through it. My suspicion is that the staff wanted him out before the media made it a zoo.

ABC