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Protect, Strengthen and Expand Health Care: Why we need a new Health Accord
Health care town hall meeting in Campbell River
Protect, Strengthen and Expand Health Care: Why we need a new Health Accord
When: Monday, October 20, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Campbell River Museum, 470 Island Highway, Campbell River, BC.
Speakers:
Paul Moist, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
Lois Jarvis, Citizens For Quality Health Care representative
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Save our health care campaign
Resources
Download the poster: I heart public health care
Fact sheet
CUPE backgrounder on the Health Accord
What is the health accord? What is at risk when it ends in 2014? What do Canadians need in the next accord, and what are CUPE and our allies doing to move us there? These are some of the questions answered in our backgrounder on the health accord.
Fact sheet
Health care: public solutions fact sheets
CUPE calls on the federal government to protect, strengthen and expand Medicare through six measures: stable and sufficient funding, national standards, a national healthcare associated infections strategy, new and expanded community health centres, a national continuing care program and pharmacare. Public health care is sustainable – in fact, it costs less and delivers more. Public health care is sustainable – in fact, it costs less and delivers more. Download the fact sheets.