Medicare Forum, Nov. 15, 2006 sponsored by the British Columbia Nurses' Union and the BC Health Coalition

Citizens get facts on future of Medicare at Public Forum
Profit Not the Cure

Webcast of November 15, 2006 Medicare Forum at the Anza Club in Vancouver, sponsored by the BC Health Coalition, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Canadian Health Coalition, as part of National Medicare Week.

Profit not the cure for future of Medicare

NOV. 16, 2006 - VANCOUVER�Despite the heavy winds and rain, public health care supporters and concerned citizens packed a forum last night to discuss the politics of health care in BC and Canada.

The event was one of 33 stops on a cross-country series of town hall meetings called by the Canadian Health Coalition, with the goal of raising awareness of the threats Canada's Medicare system is facing from the growth of for-profit health services.

During the meeting, doctors, health experts and social activists discussed how the existing public system can be strengthened through public sector innovation. more

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Introduction: Alice Edge, Forum Moderator, retired nurse 14 pixel transparent gif

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Will McMartin, Tyee Columnist 14 pixel transparent gif

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Dr. Robert Woollard of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, and head of the Department of Family Practice at the UBC Faculty of Medicine. 14 pixel transparent gif

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Diana Gibson, Research Director for the Parkland Institute and Co-Author of �The Bottom Line, the Truth Behind Private Health Insurance� 14 pixel transparent gif

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