[OPIRG-EVENTS] Ottawa Health coalition- Public forum on Health care March 6th (fwd)

["Nancy D. Peckford" <nancyp@cs.mun.ca>]

The Romanow Commission on the Future of Canadian health care 
launched its public consultations with Canadians yesterday in Regina. 
THe Commission will be coming to Ottawa on April 4th to hear from 
community groups and individuals.  In the meantime, the local health coalition
is sponsoring a community forum whre individuals are invited to share their 
perspectives and hear from some experts and practitioners in the field.

Canadians need to express their strong support for a fully public, 
universally based health care system *NOW* if we don't want to lose it to 
corporate interests. The WTO is currently exploring including health and 
education services as market goods that woudl be subject to 
the regulations of international trade agreements. This would likely mean 
the increasing privatization of our system and declining access. 

THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW FOR COMMUNITY AND ANTI-CORPORATE 
GLOBALIZATION ACTIVISTS TO EXPRESS THEIR COMMITMENT TO A PUBLICLY
FUNDED AND PUBLICLY ADMINISTERED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 

If you'd like to learn more, hear more, or say something- 
check this event out tomorrow. 

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Meeting Chairs: Diane Holmes & Leslie McWhinnie
Ottawa Campaign to Save Medicare
March 6


Agenda

1.Welcome        5:00 to 5:10

2.Speakers         5:10 to 5:40

Hugh Armstrong, Professor Carleton University  * Canada Health Act
Anil Naidou, Council of Canadians *Protecting Medicare from Trade
Agreements
Natalie Mehra, Provincial Health Coalition* Provincial Campaign to Save
Medicare and Threats to Medicare

3.Questions and Answers to the Panel from the Floor 5:40 -6:00

4. BREAK 6:00 -6:15

5. Local Testimonials 6:15 - 6:45

Michel Lajeunesse, Hospital Worker
Mde.  Neadby, CCAC Board Member
Annette Blankmann,  User of Home Care services
To be Announced, Nursing Association Member
Jean Pierre Cloutier, French Language Access to Health Care & Montfort

6. Statements or Questions and Answers from the Floor   6:45 to 7:15

7. Announcements from the Local Campaign & What you can do 7:15 -7:25

Leslie McWhinnie - Folders, Romanow Hearing April 4th, Workbooks, Etc.

8. Closing    7:25 - 7:30
Diane Holmes




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