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economist sunsuntribune news saturday june 18 2005 publication mail agreement 40007673 private health ruling vakeup call hospital ceo bychristraber stajfwriter the supreme courts ruling against quebecs ban on private health insurance is a wakeup call to ontario health care providers southlake regional health centre ceo dan carriere said friday the decision stated it is unconsti tutional to prohibit private insur ance when the public system fails to deliver reasonable service if the government says were entitled to a certain level of service the public should not be penalized with just the common denominator of service mr carriere said i dont know the level of wait lists in quebec but in essence waiting jeopardizes the wellbeing of patients so why shouldnt they be able to seek alternatives you cant deny timely access to health care thornhill mpp mario racco has no desire to see privatized health care in ontario but he sees the writ ing on the wall this is a golden opportunity for provinces to fix problems but we need increases in federal funding we need to pump more money into provincial health care he said unless we do that there may not be any way we can prevent health care from becoming private oak ridges conservative mpp frank klees sees no reason to pre vent private health care the only way to ensure that we preserve our universal health care system is to provide freedom of choice for our citizens canada is only one of three countries in the world that doesnt allow its citizens to purchase private health care as an option north korea and cuba are the others he said european countries are on the forefront of a universal health sys tem that provides a parallel choice for its citizens i say categorically we will not ever eliminate wait lists in this country without providing that option for every person who may choose to access private care thats one less person waiting in a universal provincial system mr klees said many of his con stituents want private health care some are taking trips to new york michigan and quebec to access the services they should be able to access here but the province has made major strides in reducing queues for diagnostic and surgical services mr racco said still we need to do more he said ontario is moving in the right direction for one thing york region needs a new hospital in vaughan our wait lists would be affected significantly and positively with a new centre that could serve more of our residents that would relieve pressure on everyone mr carriere agreed the govern ments agenda to reduce wait times is working were doing the best we can and weve been successful in get ting more cataract joint replace ment and cancer- related surgeries we want to do more the govern ment wants us to do more he said the d6c1ll edition 2005 sentra 18 the 2005 qest leasc for p t 7tl or ctloam pch fosth for co vowtms purchase financing choose your payment 60 month lease lease f lease fayfjojft scu81ty deposn oovnpayment 0 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participants then something strange happened nothing three emails trickled in thats three from the entire region we thought wed have to put the brakes on the challenge altogether then auroras canadian tire general manager jeff levy stepped up to the plate and offered to give away a 40000 btu sunbeam barbecue to entice driv ers to park their cars and hop on the bus for two days of their choice still nothing we did manage to get one man from markham to hop on the bus and new market regional councillor tony van bynen agreed to give it a whirl but the challenge really wasnt there it is evident its going to take a lot more than a grilled steak and some free bus passes for cardependent suburban commuters to leave their cars at home it is likely going to take many years to entice residents out of their suvs and into bus shelters ironically it was the popularity of the automobile in the 1920s that stalled transit success since then planners have developed subuiban neighbourhoods around the automobile figuring even if people used transit they would drive to the bus eighty years later its starting to slow ly change but it wont be easy york region for now it seems is just not inteiested it- win free golf wwwpheasfantruhg6lfcomj