Refugees will face drastic cuts to their health insurance on June 30th, 2012
Children will no longer be able to get their asthma medications
Diabetics will no longer be able to take their insulin
Many refugees will no longer have access to health care
For more information:
http://www.doctorsforrefugeecare.ca
There are a number of ways you can take action to protect important health care servies for everyone in Canada:
1. Participate in our Day of Action on Monday, June 18th, 2012
2. Sign a petition
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-cuts-to-healthcare-for-refugees-in-canada
3. Call or write the Hon. Jason Kenney – Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism - at 613-992-2235 / jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca / Fax – 613-992-1920 to express your opposition to the federal government’s planned cuts to health care services for refugees
We also encourage you to call or write to the following MPs:
Hon. Leona Aglukkaq – Minister of Health at 613-992-2848 / leona.aglukkaq@parl.gc.ca
NDP immigration critic – Jinny Jogindera Sims - 613-992-0666 / Jinny.Sims@parl.gc.ca
NDP health critic – Libby Davies - 613-992-6030 / libby.davies@parl.gc.ca
Liberal Party immigration critic – Kevin Lamoureux – 613-996-6417/ kevin.lamoureux@parl.gc.ca
Liberal Party health critic – Hedy Fry - 613-992-3213 / hedy.fry@parl.gc.ca
Please be sure to contact your local MP as well. Contact information for all MPs can be found at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E
We would appreciate it if you could please copy us on correspondance to Members of Parliament. Our e-mail address is Docs4refugeeHC@gmail.com. Thank you.
Also participating in this campaign to stop the cuts to health care services for refugees include:
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Canadian Association of Optometrists
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Canadian Dental Association
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Canadian Association of Community Health Centres
Canadian Doctors for Medicare
Canadian Association of Midwives
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Canadian Federation of Nurses Union
Canadian Psychiatric Association
Canadian Paediatric Society
Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada
Médecins du Monde
Public Physicians of Canada
Ontario’s Council of Medical Officers of Health
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Although the perspective of front-line health care workers will be
highlighted in this action, all are welcome to come and show their
opposition to the cuts.
All health care workers should wear a lab coat or greens.
Please see the attached letter for more details.
Please RSVP : Docs4refugeeBC@gmail.com
For more information:
http://www.doctorsforrefugeecare.ca
