Healthcare town hall in Victoria
2012 January 19
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The message was clear last night at a packed Victoria town hall meeting on the 2014 health accord: the provinces and federal government must work together to negotiate a new health accord that reflects Canadian values and addresses growing spending on for-profit care.
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[17-Jan-12] Health accord is about who we are as Canadians, packed town hall meeting hears
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2012 The message was clear last night at a packed Victoria town hall meeting on the 2014 … -
While the media did not cover the event very well, given the interest and passion of the people present, we were there, and along with a number of people on twitter, broadcast the event using the hashtag #2014HealthAccord. Here are some highlights.
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“Over 250 attend healthcare forum in #yyj | rabble.ca: bit.ly/wI7dZE via @AddThis (not covered local news!) #2014healthaccord #cdnpoli
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“Health accord is about who we are as Canadians, packed town hall meeting hears bit.ly/zmm32i #2014HealthAccord
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“Packed crowd at health care town hall in Victoria tonite! Thx to #bcndp health MLA Sue Hammell! #bcpoli #2014healthaccord
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The townhall was moderated by Sean Holman who reminded us of healthcare’s importance.
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“.@publiceyereads Sean Holman “principles of public health care at the core of canadian public identity” #2014healthaccord
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First speaker up was Mike Luff of NUPGE who made a forceful argument for the sustainability of public health care, and clearly explained the economic principles that make public health care cheaper, more effective, and fairer than for-profit health care.
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“Single biggest lie being told today “Medicare is not sustainable” – Mike Luff of @nupge #2014healthaccord
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“Core values of #Medicare, Mike Luff @nupge …equality, empathy, collectivity, affordability – we can’t afford to lose them #healthcord2014
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Diana GIbson of the Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta is a consummate policy analyst whose succinct and accessible talk about the benefits of public health care was well received. She had some very insightful things to say about that parts of our healthcare system that were expensive (drugs) mainly due to private interests.
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“Diana Gibson: direct spending on healthcare creates more jobs than tax cuts. #2014HealthAccord
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“Diane Gibson: Study suggests ten billion a year could be saved by pulling drug costs into publicly funded #healthcare #2014HealthAccord
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“National pharmacare plan could save up to $10.7 billion a year: study | CCPA bit.ly/xPtJc1 #2014HealthAccord #cdnpoli
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“@BCHC “This is about more than healthcare its about who we are as Canadians” Diana from Parkland Institute #2014healthaccord
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Maude Barlow was her inimitable passionate self, disregarding her failing voice to make a stirring call to action. She drew the connections between trade agreements like CETA and the march of neoliberal privatization.
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“Maude Barlow at #bchc town hall on future of #healthcare talks about life before Medicare. #2014HealthAccord
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Maude reminded us that healthcare privatization was irretrievably linked to all other aspects of the privatization of our commons, water, land, food and so many more.
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“Maude Barlow: efficient, caring public #healthcare is put at risk by litigation framework of #CETA #2014HealthAccord
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Maude reminded us that the fight was political.
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“Maude Barlow: #cpc is determined to kill public #healthcare through underfunding and provincial burden #2014HealthAccord
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““They’ve pulled rug out of health care funding – we have a huge fight on our hands… Maude Barlow @CouncilofCDNs @BCHC #2014healthaccord
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Medicare is relatively new, and people do remember the struggles of Tommy Douglas and others against deep resistance from striking doctors and insurance companies.
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“Maude Barlow reminds us of the tremendous opposition to #medicare from doctors, insurance cos and how cooperatives helped #2014HealthAccord
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The talk was well received by a passionate crowd and the question period that followed resulted in good discussions.
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“Standing ovation for @MaudeBarlow at this #2014HealthAccord town hall!
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“.@rob_Fleming brings up the role of big pharma and soaring drug costs in questions #2014HealthAccord
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Adrienne SIlnicki, healthcare campaigner for the Council of Canadians, has an excellent summary of the politics underlying the future of public health care. If you want to keep up to date, follow the Council of Canadians health blog.
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The politics of the 2014 health accord in Victoria | rabble.ca
As many of you have likely seen, read or heard, the Council of the Federation — which is made up of the first ministers from each provin… -
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The Vancouver Observer reports, “The health care discussions by premiers in Canada is about more than about just funding, Council of Cana… -
Also, stay tuned as Paul Manly, Council of Canadians member and documentary film maker was there for the event and is in the process of making a documentary that can be played at your local stations.
