2007 Canadian Medical Association Annual General Meeting

The Council of Canadians was in Vancouver August 16-22, 2007 to promote the benefits of a publicly-funded and publicly-delivered health care system at events leading up to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) annual meeting.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM CMA:

"Red Carpet" rolled out for Dr. Brian Day
As the private-for-profit medicine advocate Dr. Brian Day takes over as President of the Canadian Medical Association in August 2007, health care activists "roll out the red carpet" for him. Webcast of video from August 16 - 19, 2007 including actions by the Council of Canadians, the BC Health Coalition and other public health care activists. Produced by working TV.

Council of Canadians calls on B.C. government to investigate private clinics
August 16, 2007 press conference by the Council of Canadians urging the B.C. government to investigate the Vancouver-based Cambie Surgery Centre and Specialist Referral Clinic. Produced by Working TV.

Event:

Thanks for joining us in Vancouver on August 19 to celebrate public health care! We sent a clear message to the CMA to support our public heath care system.

Click here to download poster (PDF) from the event.

Fact sheets:

• B.C. government lets health care privatization go unchecked (PDF)
• At the CMA: In support of public health care (PDF)
• Wait time success stories in the public system (PDF)
• Profit is not the cure: Canada’s health care system is under threat (PDF)

Fact sheets for CMA delegates:

• Public solutions for a public system (PDF documents)
  • Introduction to CMA delegate
  • The myth of the ‘European solution’: A closer look at the U.K., France and Sweden shows the advantages of public health care
  • Wait time success stories in the public system
  • Why patient-focused funding doesn’t work
  • The myths of for-profit health care
  • Profit is not the cure: Canada’s health care system under threat

Media:

• MEDIA RELEASE: CMA disallows debate on controversial privatization policy
• MEDIA RELEASE: Council of Canadians at CMA meeting to promote benefits of public health care
• Private Clinics: No Quick Fix, Guy Caron, The Tyee, August 17, 2007
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Citizens' group protests incoming CMA President's private clinics
• MEDIA RELEASE: Council of Canadians calls on B.C. government to investigate private clinics
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Council of Canadians in Vancouver to urge doctors to support public health care / AVIS AUX MÉDIAS : Le Conseil des Canadiens invitent les médecins à appuyer les soins de la santé publics
• CMA offers wrong prescription for public health care, Guy Caron, August 2007

• 2006 CMA annual meeting highlights from Charlottetown, media releases, blog and audio.

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