"Don't cut seniors out!" Friends of Medicare and seniors groups rally in Edmonton
Over 75 people, many of them seniors, rallied for public health services in front of MLA Dr. Raj Sherman's office in west Edmonton on Saturday, March 21.
"I don't want to be the person who has to tell my daughter, oh gee, we dropped the ball and lost our public medicare system, because we were just too busy, or because we thought we couldn't afford it, or because we thought we couldn't look after all the seniors after they'd put in a whole lifetime of work," David Eggen, executive director of Friends of Medicare told the people at the event.
The Seniors Action Liaison Team (SALT), the Canadian Association of Retired People and other concerned seniors' organizations also helped pull together the event.
The seniors about government plans for our health system generally, and about the new charges for prescriptions and the move to costly for-profit long-term care.
"You've all helped to put an exclamation point on the thousands of petitions and letters we've sent to our MLAs," David Eggen said.
"Underneath what they [the government MLAs] say is the policy of what they actually do. What they want to do is put the burden of restricted medicine on to middle class seniors, on to people who need health care and make them pay for everyone else," Eggen said.
Friends of Medicare Public health care events
Speakers Series Presenting: Steven Shrybman Your Rights Under Medicare & How to Fight for them! Lawyer Steven Shrybman’s practice focuses on international trade and public interest litigation, including issues concerning health care, the environment, human and labour rights, the protection of public services, natural resources policy, and intellectual property rights.
March 25 Calgary Steven Shrybman 7pm Unitarian Church of Calgary, 1703 1 St NW, Panabaker Hall
March 26 Edmonton Steven Shrybman 7pm Stanley Milner Library, Downtown Edmonton, Library Theatre, downstairs April 7, Edmonton A discussion with Friends of Medicare Executive Director David Eggen Southeast Edmonton Seniors Association, 9350 82 St @ 1PM April 9, Lethbridge Speaker's Series: Featuring Dr. Tim Doty Public Library, 810 5th Ave South @ 7 PM April 15, Camrose A Discussion with Diana Gibson (Parkland Institute) and Judy
Wasylycia-Leis (MP for Winnipeg North) Norsemen Inn, 6505 48 Ave @ 6:30 PM April 16, Medicine Hat Speakers Series: Featuring Dr. Tim Doty Details TBA April 18, Calgary Rally! Don't Cut Seniors Out! Ron Liepert's Constituency Office, #2 5555 Strathcona Hill SW @ 9:30 AM April 18, Calgary Friends of Medicare AGM Featuring Guest Speaker Dr. Tom Noseworthy CUPE Local 37 Hall, 5112 3rd Street SE @ 11 AM
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