"That's a good question. What's your deadline?"

That playoff run was lightning in a bottle. Whatever they thought they built, it wasn't sustainable long-term.
Then Miller happened.

But can anything happen if you just get into playoffs? also no

I'm so sorry Daniel. Your coverage of the Canucks through PITB is required reading.
Wish you nothing but the best and hope you're able to stay on the beat at a new home.

A huge loss for journalism in B.C. Your excellent coverage of the legislature and provincial issues will be missed.
Wish you all the best in your next adventure and look forward to seeing what you get up to.

Of course, no one responded to my further queries about why the data was so wildly different.

Anyway...

I've reached out to Health Canada to see what role, if any, the federal government can play to sort this out.

I also got wildly different data from BC & AB re: the number of BC patients accessing health care in AB.
Per BC Ministry of Health, 1,793 patients accessed AB health care in 21/22
Per AB Ministry of Health, 21,643 BC residents received "insured hospital services" in AB in 21/22.

Then B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix chalked those challenges up to internal AB political decisions.
Then (also current) AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange wouldn't do an interview.
An AB ministry statement didn't adequately address the issues beyond PR-speak.
cranbrooktownsman.com/2023/09/26/a...

The challenges of Kootenay-based patients face when accessing health care services in Alberta has been a long running issue, and the excuses are many.
I tried to get to the bottom of it a few years ago.

In 10-plus years of covering Cranbrook city council, that has been the longest meeting I've sat in on.